RESTful Routing Activity: Create a RESTful Routing Chart

Let’s apply what you have just learned to a new resource!

Create a RESTful Routing Chart

10 min

Objective

Apply what you’ve learned about RESTful routing by designing a routing chart for a new resource such as “songs” or “recipes”.

Instructions

  1. Choose your resource:
    Feel free to be creative.

  2. Identify the CRUD operations:
    Think about the operations you would need to perform on your resource:

    • Create: Add new data.
    • Read: Retrieve existing data (all songs or a specific song).
    • Update: Modify existing data.
    • Delete: Remove data.

  3. Map CRUD to routes:
    For each operation, define:

    • The HTTP method (GET, POST).
    • The endpoint or path (/songs, /songs/:id).
    • A brief description of the route’s purpose.

  4. Create your chart:

    • Option 1: Draw the chart by hand.
    • Option 2: Use a diagramming tool such as Whimsical, Lucidchart, or even a spreadsheet application.