REST API design principles and best practices?

javascript

// Good RESTful design
GET    /users          // List users
GET    /users/123      // Get user
POST   /users          // Create user
PUT    /users/123      // Update user
DELETE /users/123      // Delete user

GET    /users/123/posts  // User's posts

// With query params
GET /users?page=1&limit=10&sort=name
GET /products?category=electronics&minPrice=100

// Versioning
GET /api/v1/users
GET /api/v2/users

Best practices:

Use nouns, not verbs
Plural resource names
HTTP methods for actions
Proper status codes (200, 201, 404, etc)
Filtering, sorting, pagination

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