REST

JSON:API

JSON:API is a specification for how a client should request that resources be fetched or modified, and how a server should respond to those requests, built on top of REST principles with conventions for relationships, pagination, filtering, and sparse fieldsets.

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https://jsonapi.org/format/

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https://github.com/json-api/json-api

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apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: rest:json-api
name: JSON:API
description: JSON:API is a specification for how a client should request that resources be fetched or
  modified, and how a server should respond to those requests, built on top of REST principles with conventions
  for relationships, pagination, filtering, and sparse fieldsets.
humanURL: https://jsonapi.org
tags:
- API Design
- JSON
- REST
- Specification
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://jsonapi.org/format/
- type: GitHub
  url: https://github.com/json-api/json-api