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hsiaomichiu
hsiaomichiu

Reputation: 602

REST API: An enquiry about the IDs

In RESTful APIs, for IDs in a query URL, does it have to be a numerical ID?

Can I have something like GET '/users/10gpmGBE6b' instead of GET '/users/1'? The first random string is also a unique identifier.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 71

Answers (1)

Martin Seeler
Martin Seeler

Reputation: 6982

Yes, it can be a String. As long as it is unique and it helps you to identify the underlying resource, it can be whatever you want.

It is often a good choice to provide both options. Let's say you got an API for persons, you could

GET /users/133/ and GET /users/jondoe point to the same resource.

Upvotes: 2

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