Rest Standard: Path parameters or Request parameters

Question

I am creating a new REST service.

What is the standard for passing parameters to REST services. From different REST implementations in Java, you can configure param

Answer 1

Paths tend to be cached, parameters tend to not be, as a general rule.

So...

GET /customers/bob

vs

GET /customers?name=bob

The first is more likely to be cached (assuming proper headers, etc.) whereas the latter is likely not to be cached.