API Parameters

What is the API Parameters?

• Parameters are options you can pass with the endpoint to influence the response.

Types Of Parameters:

1. Header parameters:

• Parameters included in the request header, usually related to authorization.

2. Path parameters:

• Parameters within the path of the endpoint, before the query string (?). These are usually set off within curly braces. eg: http://dummy.restapiexample.com/employee/{id}

3. Query string parameters:

• Parameters in the query string of the endpoint, after the ?. eg: /surfreport/{beachId}?days=3&units=metric&time=1400

4. Request body parameters:

• Parameters included in the request body. Usually submitted as JSON. eg: {"name":"test","salary":"123","age":"23","id":"719"}