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		bjeds on June 25, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: What is your go-to example for a good REST... That doesn't seem like a good example at all. Instead of /persons/23/edit, maybe POST /person/23 Instead of /persons/77/delete, maybe DELETE /person/23

rahkiin on June 25, 2016 | [–]

/persons/23/edit would become PUT /persons/23, while create would be POST /persons.

bjourne on June 25, 2016 | [–]

It's configurable. For various reasons you might not be able to send DELETE requests.

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