How do I make base URL common for all my Rest API's

Question

I'm new to REST API development,

I have 3 small java projects each having some API's in them.

Sample URLs:

https://example.com/project1/rest/class1/api_name1
https://example.com/project1/rest/class2/api_name2

https://example.com/project2/rest/class3/api_name3
https://example.com/project2/rest/class4/api_name4

https://example.com/project3/rest/class5/api_name5
https://example.com/project3/rest/class5/api_name6

Each url is different, I want base url common for each API something like this

https://example.com/something_common/api_name1
https://example.com/something_common/api_name2
https://example.com/something_common/api_name3
https://example.com/something_common/api_name4
https://example.com/something_common/api_name5
https://example.com/something_common/api_name6

my question is, Is it at all possible and if yes then how to do it? Thanks in advance

Answer 1

You can do it:

• If you use Apache, check How To Use Apache HTTP Server As Reverse-Proxy Using mod_proxy Extension. In your case, it would look like:

  ProxyPass /something_common/api_name1 http://127.0.0.1:8080/project1/rest/class1/api_name1

• Or Nginx - check Understanding Nginx HTTP Proxying, Load Balancing, Buffering, and Caching or Virtual Hosts on nginx (CSC309):

  location /something_common/api_name1 {
      proxy_pass http://localhost:8080/project1/rest/class1/api_name1;
      proxy_request_buffering off;
  }