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A Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) is a compact sequence of  characters that identifies an abstract or physical resource. An URI can be a [[URL]] or an [[URN]]. Every URL is a URI, abstractly speaking, but not every URI is a URL.
A Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) is a compact sequence of  characters that identifies an abstract or physical resource. An URI can be a [[URL]] or an [[URN]]. Every URL is a URI, abstractly speaking, but not every URI is a URL.
REST APIs use URIs to address resources. [[Best Practices for Naming REST API Endpoints#Overview|Best Practices for Naming REST API Endpoints]] contains some rules to use when creating URIs for resources.

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A Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) is a compact sequence of characters that identifies an abstract or physical resource. An URI can be a URL or an URN. Every URL is a URI, abstractly speaking, but not every URI is a URL.

REST APIs use URIs to address resources. Best Practices for Naming REST API Endpoints contains some rules to use when creating URIs for resources.