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Explain the concept of resources in REST API design.
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Resources are the key abstraction in REST. A resource is any information that can be named and addressed. Resources should be:
- Nouns, not verbs: Use
/users not /getUsers
- Hierarchical:
/users/123/orders/456
- Consistent: Use plural nouns (
/users, not /user)
- Meaningful: Clear and descriptive names
Resources represent entities in your domain model and should map to business objects or data entities.
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