What's the proper REST API url for updating sub-resources?

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It seems to be a good practice to follow this rule:

If a resource is related to another resource use subresources.

Example:

GET /users/711/posts ====> Returns a list of posts for user 711
GET /users/711/posts/4 ====> Returns post #4 for user 711

Now what if I want to update a sub-resource? Should I still use this relation? Which of the following two approaches is more preferred/standard?

PUT /users/711/posts/4 =====> Update post #4
PUT /posts/4

cassiomolin · Accepted Answer · 2017-12-07 20:50:23Z

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Keep it consistent.

/users/711/posts/4 is a URI that identifies/locates a resource in your server. The same identifier/locator should be used to get a representation, delete and replace the state of the resource.

edited Dec 7, 2017 at 20:50

answered Dec 7, 2017 at 20:45

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