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Proper way to consume data from RESTFUL API in django

I like the approach of putting that kind of logic in a separate service layer (services.py); the data you are rendering is quite not a “model” in the Django ORM sense, and it’s more than simple “view” logic. A clean encapsulation ensures you can do things like control the interface to the backing service (i.e., … Read more

When do I use path params vs. query params in a RESTful API?

Best practice for RESTful API design is that path params are used to identify a specific resource or resources, while query parameters are used to sort/filter those resources. Here’s an example. Suppose you are implementing RESTful API endpoints for an entity called Car. You would structure your endpoints like this: GET /cars GET /cars/:id POST … Read more