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API Endpoint Naming Generator

Generate consistent RESTful endpoint paths for a resource, and review existing routes for verbs, casing and nesting problems.

Enter a resource to get a consistent set of REST endpoints with the right methods and paths, then check your existing routes against the same conventions.

Resource (singular noun)

Parent resource (optional)

Child resource (optional)

Base path

Version

Multi-word segments

ID placeholder

PATCH for partial updates

Filtering, sorting & pagination examples

Example non-CRUD action

Plain-text list (what Copy and Download give you):

Check existing endpoints - one per line, optionally with the method: GET /api/getUsers

What Is the API Endpoint Naming Generator?

It turns a resource name like "blog post" into a consistent set of REST endpoints - list, create, get, replace, update and delete - with plural collection names, your chosen base path and version, and ID placeholders in OpenAPI, Express or Flask style. A second panel reviews endpoints you already have and explains any naming problems.

Why Consistent Endpoint Names Matter

Predictable URLs make an API easier to learn, document and generate clients for. When one team writes /getUsers and another /api/v1/order/{id}/, every consumer has to memorise exceptions.

How to Use It

Enter the resource as a singular noun, and optionally a parent (for nested collections) and a child resource.
Choose the base path, version, word separator and ID placeholder style.
Click Generate endpoints. To review existing routes, paste them in the lower box and click Review naming.

Example

The resource blog post with parent user gives GET /api/v1/users/{userId}/blog-posts to list a user's posts and GET /api/v1/blog-posts/{id} to fetch one. Reviewing GET /api/getUsers suggests using the GET method on /users instead of a verb in the path.

The Conventions It Follows

Collections are plural nouns; the HTTP method is the verb.
Lowercase paths, one word separator, no trailing slash, no file extensions.
Nest at most one level; single items live at the top level.
Filtering, sorting and pagination use query parameters.

Limitations

These are widely used conventions, not a standard - if your organisation has a style guide, it wins. English pluralisation covers common irregular words but not every one. Once the routes are settled, document them with the API Documentation Generator and check an OpenAPI spec with the OpenAPI Validator.

Frequently Asked Questions

Plural nouns such as /users and /orders are the most common convention because the same path returns the collection and, with an ID, one member of it. Whichever you choose, use it consistently across the whole API.

In REST, the HTTP method already expresses the action - GET reads, POST creates, PATCH updates and DELETE removes - so the path only needs to name the resource. Verbs in paths lead to many one-off endpoints that are harder to learn.

Kebab-case (blog-posts) is the most common choice for URL paths and is used by many large public APIs, but snake_case is also widespread. The important thing is to pick one and never mix them.

Keep nesting to one level, such as /users/{userId}/orders, and give each item its own top-level path such as /orders/{id}. Deeper paths become long and force clients to know every parent ID.