200-901 Understanding and Using APIs Practice Question
Which TWO of the following are valid query parameter-based pagination methods used in REST APIs? (Select two.)
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Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Cursor-based (e.g., startingAfter)
Offset/limit and cursor-based (e.g., startingAfter) are common. Page/per_page is similar to offset/limit. Link header is another method but not a query parameter.
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Timestamp-based (e.g., since)
Why it's wrong here
Used for incremental updates, not pagination.
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Link header with rel="next"
Why it's wrong here
Link header is a separate method, not a query parameter.
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Cursor-based (e.g., startingAfter)
Why this is correct
Used by Meraki and others.
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Offset and limit
Why this is correct
Used in many APIs (e.g., offset=0&limit=10).
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Page and per_page
Why it's wrong here
While valid, page/per_page is essentially offset/limit. However, the question asks for query parameter-based methods; page/per_page is also query parameter, but the question likely expects offset/limit and cursor-based. To avoid ambiguity, note that page/per_page is similar to offset/limit. But the correct answers per DevNet materials are offset/limit and cursor.
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