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		gbrits 4 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Everything I know about good API design Indeed. Extending idempotency to the response not merely the action wherever possible

account42 4 months ago [–]

But why? Now the client has strictly less information than it had before.

The client already has the capability to handle 404 for DELETEs.

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