Rest Standard: Path parameters or Request parameters

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Paths tend to be cached, parameters tend to not be, as a general rule.

So…

GET /customers/bob

vs

GET /customers?name=bob

The first is more likely to be cached (assuming proper headers, etc.) whereas the latter is likely not to be cached.

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