Documenting your REST API
Returns json data about a single user.
URL
/users/:id
Method:
GET
URL Params
Required:
id=[integer]
Data Params
None
Success Response:
{ id : 12, name : "Michael Bloom" }
Error Response:
{ error : "User doesn't exist" }
OR
{ error : "You are unauthorized to make this request." }
Sample Call:
$.ajax({
url: "/users/1",
dataType: "json",
type : "GET",
success : function(r) {
console.log(r);
}
});
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URL
<The URL Structure (path only, no root url)>
Method:
<The request type>
GET
| POST
| DELETE
| PUT
URL Params
<If URL params exist, specify them in accordance with name mentioned in URL section. Separate into optional and required. Document data constraints.>
Required:
id=[integer]
Optional:
photo_id=[alphanumeric]
Data Params
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Success Response:
<What should the status code be on success and is there any returned data? This is useful when people need to to know what their callbacks should expect!>
{ id : 12 }
Error Response:
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{ error : "Log in" }
OR
{ error : "Email Invalid" }
Sample Call:
<Just a sample call to your endpoint in a runnable format ($.ajax call or a curl request) - this makes life easier and more predictable.>
Notes:
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