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Olumide
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5 years ago

Spec'ing an endpoint that returns different responses depending on params sent

I am new to openapi and am evaluating it in order to spec a REST API characterized by endpoints that return different(ly structured) responses depending on which query parameters are sent to the serv...
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Olumide
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Thanks for your reply.

 

Do you think such an endpoint design breaks any principles of good REST APIs?

 

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RonRatovsky
Staff
5 years ago

I do not. Just because something is not supported by the spec, it doesn't mean it's a bad practice. Whether it makes sense in your situation really depends on the use case.