This is not so much specific to REST (although very common), it is more in the realm of TBL's "Cool URIs don't change" about URI design [1]. Even though the ac

This is not so much specific to REST (although very common), it is more in the realm of TBL's "Cool URIs don't change" about URI design [1]. Even though the actual call to the REST service is opaque there is always a person that creates the calling application. Design an API that you would like/enjoy developing against. [1] http://www.w3.org/Provider/Style/URI.html http://www.w3.org/Provider/Style/URI.html