Core REST CRUD Operations — HTTP Request & Response Examples

PUT /api/v1/users/42/profile

PUT Request (Full Resource Replacement)

Completely replacing all attributes of an existing resource using idempotent PUT.

PATCH /api/v1/settings/notifications

PATCH Request (Partial Field Update)

Modifying a single property without sending the entire resource object.

POST /api/v1/inventory/items/batch

Batch Bulk Operations API Example

Inserting multiple records in a single transactional HTTP request to minimize network overhead.

GET /api/v1/posts/84/comments

Nested Sub-Resource API (Post Comments)

Querying sub-resources hierarchically scoped under a parent entity.

PATCH /api/v1/documents/doc-55/restore

Soft Delete & Restore State API Example

Restoring a soft-deleted item from the trash using a state-transition action endpoint.

PUT /api/v1/preferences/theme

Idempotent Upsert API Example (Create or Update)

Upsert pattern: creates the preference if missing, or updates it if already existing.