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*I just start exploring about RESTful services, and i find rest uses resource based URI so i just wanted to know what is the difference between them and is there resource based URI has any advantage over action based URI *

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    Possible duplicate of [Understanding REST: Verbs, error codes, and authentication](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2001773/understanding-rest-verbs-error-codes-and-authentication) – Justinas Jakavonis Aug 17 '16 at 06:59

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Action-based URLs:

  • Focus on the action being performed
  • Usually include a verb
  • Often rely on external sources to identify the resource being acted on (e.g., session state)

Resource-based URLs:

  • Focus on the resource being acted on
  • Usually consist of nouns
  • Rely on HTTP verbs to define the action being performed (e.g., GET, PUT, POST, and DELETE)

Examples:

Action-based URL                     Resource-based URL
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GET  /register                       GET    /accounts/application
POST /register                       POST   /accounts
GET  /catalog/search                 GET    /queries/form
POST /catalog/search                 POST   /queries
GET  /cart                           GET    /order/123
POST /cart/add-item                  POST   /order/123/items
POST /cart/empty                     DELETE /order/123
GET  /check-out                      GET    /order/123/invoice
POST /check-out                      POST   /order/123/payments
GET  /thank-you                      GET    /order/123/receipt
POST /sign-in                        POST   /sessions
POST /admin/delete-user?id=123       DELETE /user/123
GET  /catalog/edit?id=123            GET    /items/123/form
POST /catalog/edit?id=123            PUT    /items/123
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