- [Instructor] At this point you've seen…how to discover all the functionality…of a REST API using options,…how to get resource collections…and singleton resources using get,…how to create resources using post,…and how to modify resources using put and patch.…And that brings us to the inevitable conclusion:…How to remove resources?…If I want to remove a resource,…I cans send a delete request to it.…This delete request must be sent…to the singleton resource URI to be successful,…and here again, I need the proper authorization header,…otherwise I won't be able to delete anything.…
The request itself is really simple,…just delete, then the URI to the resource,…singleton resource in this case,…and an authorization header.…Now, before I run this request, consider this:…I'm sending a delete request to a REST API…telling to delete the resource.…What do you think happens?…Let me show you.…Over here, on the live WordPress site,…you can see this is the post I want to delete.…It's currently sitting under published.…Now when I pass this delete request,…
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2/13/2018- What is a REST API?
- Who or what interacts with REST APIs?
- Anatomy of a REST request
- HTTP status messages
- Request/response pairs
- GET, POST, and DELETE
Skill Level Beginner
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Introduction
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Welcome2m 15s
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1. REST API: Representational State Transfer Application Programming Interface
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The RESTful librarian2m 30s
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What is a REST API?4m 36s
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Sidebar: URL vs. URI2m 41s
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The six constraints of REST4m 48s
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How REST relates to HTTP1m 33s
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2. Request
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Discovery4m 16s
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Resource3m 40s
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Methods (Verbs)4m 31s
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3. Response
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Response header2m 6s
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HTTP status messages3m 59s
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4. Request/Response Pairs
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Request/response pairs2m 2s
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GET3m 15s
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POST3m 55s
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PUT/PATCH2m 50s
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DELETE4m 39s
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Conclusion
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Next steps52s
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