Encoding search text in a query parameter
QuizEasy-Medium
A tester builds this URL by hand to search for red shoes & bags:
GET /products?q=red shoes & bags&page=1
The API searches for the wrong text. What is the problem?
- The & inside the search text starts a new parameter; it must be encoded as %26 (and spaces as %20 or +)
- Query parameters cannot contain spaces at all, so the search is impossible
- The page parameter must come first
- GET requests cannot carry search text
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