URI
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External
- Uniform Resource Identifier (URI): Generic Syntax https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3986
- URI Template https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6570
- Format for Literal IPv6 Addresses in URLs http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2732.txt
- https://danielmiessler.com/study/url-uri/
Internal
Overview
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.