Best Practices for Naming REST API URIs
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Use Nouns to Name URIs
A REST API endpoint has a URL at which it can be accessed: https://example.com. Subdirectories of the URL denote different resources, which are accessed with URIs.
In general, URIs should be named with nouns that specify the content of the resource, rather than using a verb for the function performed. This is because CRUD operations should already be specified in the HTTP request.
Example:
https://example.com/users
https:://example.com/user/{id}