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Readings: More CRUD

CRUD Basics

Which HTTP method would you use to update a record through an API?

put() and patch()

Which REST methods require an ID parameter?

delete() and put()

Speed Coding: Building a CRUD API

What’s the relationship between REST and CRUD?


In its base form, CRUD is a way of manipulating information, describing the function of an application. 
REST is controlling data through HTTP commands. It is a way of creating, modifying, 
and deleting information for the user. CRUD functions can exist in a REST API, 
but REST APIs are not limited to CRUD functions.

If you had to describe the process of creating a RESTful API in 5 steps, what would they be?