Let'sGoFurther - Endpoints and Actions of the Greenlight Project

Method　　URL Pattern　　Action

GET　　/v1/healthcheck　　Show application health and version information
GET　　/v1/movies　　Show the details of all movies
POST　　/v1/movies　　Create a new movie
GET　　/v1/movies/:id　　Show the details of a specific movie
PATCH　　/v1/movies/:id　　Update the details of a specific movie
DELETE　　/v1/movies/:id　　Delete a specific movie
POST　　/v1/users　　Register a new user
PUT　　/v1/users/activated　　Activate a specific user
PUT　　/v1/users/password　　Update the password for a specific user
POST　　/v1/tokens/authentication　　Generate a new authentication token
POST　　/v1/tokens/password-reset　　Generate a new password-reset token
GET　　/debug/vars　　Display application metrics

 

Method　　   Usage
GET　　        Use for actions that retrieve information only and don’t change the state of your application or any data.
POST　　     Use for non-idempotent actions that modify state. In the context of a REST API, POST is generally used for actions that create a new resource.
PUT　　       Use for idempotent actions that modify the state of a resource at a specific URL. In the context of a REST API, PUT is generally used for actions that replace or update an existing resource.
PATCH　　   Use for actions that partially update a resource at a specific URL. It’s OK for the action to be either idempotent or non-idempotent.
DELETE　　Use for actions that delete a resource at a specific URL.