REST API Design Best Practice Quiz

Which HTTP method is used to update partial data from a REST API?

• POST

• PUT

• GET

• PATCH

Which HTTP status code indicates success?

• 404

• 500

• 200

• 403

What should a well-designed RESTful URL be based on?

• Actions

• Resources

• Procedures

• Functions

Which of the following is a best practice for API versioning?

• Place version in the header

• Place version in the URI

• Place version in the body

• Avoid versioning altogether

What is a common practice for paginating large datasets in a REST API?

• Return all data in one response.

• Use headers to indicate pagination.

• Break the dataset into multiple files.

• Use query parameters like ?page=2&size=10.

Why is statelessness a key principle of REST?

• It allows the API to remember the client's state.

• It enhances scalability by not storing client data between requests.

• It enables API versioning.

• It reduces the need for caching.

What is the main benefit of including a requestId in the response headers?

• To increase the response size.

• To help track and trace logs related to a specific request.

• To cache the request.

• To handle rate limiting.

What is a primary security advantage of using JWT (JSON Web Tokens) in a REST API?

• JWTs can be easily revoked if compromised.

• JWTs allow API clients to access any endpoint without authentication.

• JWTs ensure data integrity and authenticity using cryptographic signatures.

• JWTs are valid indefinitely unless manually revoked.

What is a best practice for handling optional fields in REST API responses to ensure backward compatibility?

• Always remove unused fields.

• Add new optional fields without affecting existing responses.

• Rename old fields to indicate they are deprecated.

• Return 404 for missing optional fields.

If an API version is updated from 2.1.4 to 2.2.0, which of the following changes most likely occurred?

• A backward-incompatible change was introduced.

• A critical bug fix was applied to an endpoint.

• A major architectural overhaul was implemented, breaking all previous API versions.

• A new feature was added in a backward-compatible manner.