200-901 Understanding and Using APIs Practice Question
A developer is building a script to retrieve a list of network devices from Cisco DNA Center. The API response includes a 'nextToken' field in the body to indicate more results. What pagination method is being used?
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Cursor-based pagination
Cursor-based pagination uses a token (e.g., nextToken) to point to the next set of results, unlike offset/limit which uses page numbers.
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Cursor-based pagination
Why this is correct
A token like 'nextToken' indicates cursor-based pagination.
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Page-based pagination
Why it's wrong here
Page-based pagination uses page numbers, not a token.
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Offset/Limit pagination
Why it's wrong here
Offset/limit uses numeric offset and limit parameters, not a token.
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Link header pagination
Why it's wrong here
Link header pagination uses HTTP Link headers with 'rel="next"', not a body field.
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