200-901 Understanding and Using APIs Practice Question
Which TWO of the following are commonly used when implementing pagination in REST APIs? (Select TWO)
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Correct answer & explanation
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Cursor-based token in response
Offset/limit (or page/limit) and cursor-based pagination are common. Rate limiting is separate. OAuth is authentication. Webhooks are for events.
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Cursor-based token in response
Why this is correct
Uses a token to point to the next page.
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Rate limiting headers
Why it's wrong here
Rate limiting controls request frequency, not pagination.
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OAuth 2.0 token
Why it's wrong here
OAuth is for authentication/authorization.
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Offset and limit query parameters
Why this is correct
Standard pagination using numeric offset and limit.
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Webhook callback URL
Why it's wrong here
Webhooks are for event notifications, not pagination.
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