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IDigBio API v1 Specification: Difference between revisions
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*Media - A media endpoint returns one or more HTTP redirects to an actual media file (typically a JPEG image). | *Media - A media endpoint returns one or more HTTP redirects to an actual media file (typically a JPEG image). | ||
'''Special Note about the | '''Special Note about the idigbio:links section''' | ||
The iDigBio API tries to follow the REST paradigm's HATEOAS (Hypermedia as the Engine of Application State) model, which basically means that within each API endpoint a list of relevant links to further API actions is included. The list of relevant links to further API actions is typically stored in "idigbio:links". | The iDigBio API tries to follow the REST paradigm's HATEOAS (Hypermedia as the Engine of Application State) model, which basically means that within each API endpoint a list of relevant links to further API actions is included. The list of relevant links to further API actions is typically stored in "idigbio:links". | ||