REST URL naming conventions — nouns, pluralization, nesting.

REST URL design

For REST URL naming conventions — nouns, pluralization, nesting., interviewers listen for a crisp definition, how the pieces interact in a real system, and one trade-off or failure mode you have seen or would guard against.

• Use nouns not verbs: /orders not /getOrders
• Plural resources: /students/{id}
• Nest for ownership: /students/5/courses
• Filters via query: ?status=active