06. Query Parameters
Learn about the Query Parameters for your APIs
Overview
Params or query parameters are parameters that are specified after the question mark (?) in the form of key-value pairs in the URL.
For example, breaking down the URL (Uniform Resource Locator) https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts?id=11&name=John
The protocol is https The domain name is jsonplaceholder.typicode.com The path to the resource (Path Parameter) is /posts Finally, the query parameters being id=11&name=John
Query Parameters are critical in sorting or filtering through resources for developers to find the right data. One can specify query parameters easily using the Params tab in the request panel of the API app.
Adding query parameters in the API app will result in them being added instantly to the URL present in the URL bar as parameters