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Asked: 2026-05-11T15:50:59+00:00

Let’s say I have a method that returns a list of customers and as

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Let’s say I have a method that returns a list of customers and as input has a list of states and list of sizes, something like

return customers where state in (NY, CA, TX) and size in (Small, Medium)

What would the best RESTFul URL that I should use? The problem that it is a query and does not point to a specific ‘resource’. Here are some options that I am mulling over.

  1. somesite.com/customers?state=NY,CA,TX&size=small,medium (old style)
  2. somesite.com/customers/state/NY,CA,TX/size/small,medium
  3. somesite.com/customers/state=NY,CA,TX/size=small,medium
  4. somesite.com/customers/state(NY,CA,TX)/size(small,medium)
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  1. Personally, I’d use the 4th approach, but with the ‘+’ sign instead of parenthesis:

    somesite.com/customers/NY+CA+TX/small+medium

    RESTful-style your Models are not necessarily all the RESTful Resources you should offer… You can add any number of (artificial) resources as you see fit, even ones that would require a JOINs from your Models.

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