In the address https://api.shop.com/products?id=7, which part is the path?

Options

1. https
2. api.shop.com
3. /products (Correct option)
4. id=7

Answer

/products

Why

A URL is made of parts:

• https is the scheme (protocol).
• api.shop.com is the host (the server's domain name).
• /products is the path (which resource on that server).
• ?id=7 is the query string (extra parameters).

The port is hidden: HTTPS uses 443 by default and HTTP uses 80.

Remember

URL = scheme + host + path + query.

Key terms

• URL
• Path parameter
• Query parameter
• Server
• HTTPS
• HTTP