We have the records in the below format :
[
{
id: 1,
name : 'Chris',
class : 'x',
year : 3,
},
{
id: 2,
name : 'John',
class : 'y',
year : 4,
}
]
I want to fetch multiple records based on id with a single api call.
This could be achieved either by passing multiple ids in a get call or using a post call to post the list of ids.
Get call with multiple ids
GET https://api.com/school/names?id=1,2,3
Post with multiple ids
POST https://api.com/school/names?action=get
request body :
{
id1: 1,
id2: 2,
id3: 3
}
We don't have issue with the url length as we will not cross the 2048 characters limit.
I see that many public apis use both of the above approaches, I have a feeling that using a POST call to fetch data is against the REST principle.
Could some one suggest what is the best approach for this scenario and the advantage of the approach compared to the other one.
