what do we have in the request and response in api
REQUEST :(request url,http methods,header,query param, param,body,cookie) 1-)Request Url where we have Endpoint (domain:Port/Endpoints) 2-)HTTP METHODS(Get, Post, Put, Patch, Delete, Header) Get: For to retrieve resources from the server Post: to send or add resource to the server Put: For update the resources in the server Patch: For partial update the resource Delete: For deleting the resource in the server Head: To get header from the response not the body 3-)HEADER is metadata is about the request, basically providing more information along with the request. -Content Type header : to specify what kind of data we are sending to the server -Accept Header : to specify what kind of data format you want to get in the response like (json or xml) -Authorization header : used to provide the Bearer token in many api's. 4-)Query Parameter: A key value pair usually for filtering result 5-)Parameter: for identifying single resource among the list of resources. 6-)Payload(BODY): for POST,PUT,PATCH request (json,xml,plainText,URL encoded for data) 7-)Cookie RESPONSE :(STATUS CODE,PAYLOAD(body),HEADER,COOKIE, TIME(spent to get response)) 1-Status Code: 2xx - Success 4xx - Client Error 5xx - Server Error 2-Payload(Body) : The actual resource we got from the server. Content type can be : plain text, json, xml, html, json etc. 3- Metadata about response to provide more information 4- Cookie 5- Time for getting spended time for the response
