Merge pull request SharePoint#5139 from andrewconnell/docfix-restCleanup

SharePoint REST docs updates

Author: andrewconnell

docs/sp-add-ins/complete-basic-operations-using-sharepoint-client-library-code.md

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Before you can access a SharePoint resource using the REST service, you first ha
 # [CSOM](#tab/csom)
 <!-- {
   "blockType": "request",
-  "name": "sharepoint_rest"
+"name": "sharepoint_rest"
 }-->
 
 ```csharp

docs/sp-add-ins/determine-sharepoint-rest-service-endpoint-uris.md

@@ -1,63 +1,62 @@
 ---
 title: Get to know the SharePoint REST service
 description: Basics of using the SharePoint REST service to access and update SharePoint data, using the REST and OData web protocol standards.
-ms.date: 02/07/2018
+ms.date: 1/15/2020
 ms.prod: sharepoint
 localization_priority: Priority
 ---
 
 # Get to know the SharePoint REST service
 
-SharePoint introduces a Representational State Transfer (REST) service that is comparable to the existing SharePoint [client object models](https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/88e5e1b9-eab2-4f3b-a3f2-75c96b86f1f4%28Office.15%29.aspx). Now, developers can interact remotely with SharePoint data by using any technology that supports REST web requests. This means that developers can perform **Create**, **Read**, **Update**, and **Delete** (CRUD) operations from their SharePoint Add-ins, solutions, and client applications, using REST web technologies and standard Open Data Protocol (OData) syntax.
+SharePoint includes a Representational State Transfer (REST) service that is comparable to the existing SharePoint [client object models](/previous-versions/office/sharepoint-csom/jj193041(v=office.15)). Now, developers can interact remotely with SharePoint data by using any technology that supports REST web requests. This means that developers can perform **Create**, **Read**, **Update**, and **Delete** (CRUD) operations from their SharePoint Add-ins, solutions, and client applications, using REST web technologies and standard Open Data Protocol (OData) syntax.
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
 This topic assumes you have a basic familiarity with REST and how to construct REST requests.
 
-<a name="bk_how"> </a>
-
 ## How the SharePoint REST service works
 
 SharePoint adds the ability for you to remotely interact with SharePoint sites by using REST. Now you can interact directly with SharePoint objects by using any technology that supports standard REST capabilities.
 
 To access SharePoint resources using REST, construct a RESTful HTTP request by using the OData standard, which corresponds to the desired client object model API. For example:
 
-*Client object model method:*
+# [CSOM](#tab/csom)
+<!-- {
+  "blockType": "request",
+  "name": "sharepoint_rest"
+}-->
 
-```cs
-List.GetByTitle(listname)
+```csharp
+var items = List.GetByTitle(listname).GetItems();
 ```
-
-*REST endpoint:*
-
+# [http](#tab/http)
 ```http
-http://server/site/_api/lists/getbytitle('listname')
+GET https://{site_url}/_api/lists/getbytitle('{list_name}')/items
+Authorization: "Bearer " + accessToken
+Accept: "application/json;odata=verbose"
 ```
+---
 
 The client.svc web service in SharePoint handles the HTTP request, and serves the appropriate response in either Atom or JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) format. Your client application must then parse that response. The following figure shows a high-level view of the SharePoint REST architecture.
 
 **SharePoint REST service architecture**
 
 ![SharePoint REST service architecture](../images/SPF15Con_REST_RESTStructure.png)
 
-Because of the functionality and ease of use that client object models provide, they remain the primary development option for communicating with SharePoint sites by using .NET Framework managed code, Silverlight, or JavaScript.
-
-<a name="bk_usingHTTP"> </a>
+Because of the functionality and ease of use that client object models provide, they remain the primary development option for communicating with SharePoint sites by using the .NET Framework, Silverlight (*now deprecated*), or JavaScript (JSOM).
 
 ### Use HTTP commands with the SharePoint REST service
 
 To use the REST capabilities that are built into SharePoint, you construct a RESTful HTTP request by using the OData standard, which corresponds to the client object model API you want to use. The client.svc web service handles the HTTP request and serves the appropriate response in either Atom or JSON format. The client application must then parse that response.
 
-The endpoints in the SharePoint REST service correspond to the types and members in the SharePoint client object models. By using HTTP requests, you can use these REST endpoints to perform typical CRUD operations against SharePoint entities, such as lists and sites.
+The endpoints in the SharePoint REST service correspond to the types and members in the SharePoint client object models. By using HTTP requests, you can use these REST endpoints to do typical CRUD operations against SharePoint entities, such as lists and sites.
 
 | **If you want to do this to an endpoint** | **Use this HTTP request** |                      **Keep in mind**                      |
 | :---------------------------------------- | :------------------------ | :--------------------------------------------------------- |
 | Read a resource                           | **GET**                   |                                                            |
-| Create or update a resource               | **POST**                  | <ul><li>Use **POST** to create entities such as lists and sites.</li><li>The SharePoint REST service supports sending **POST** commands that include object definitions to endpoints that represent collections.</li><li>For **POST** operations, any properties that are not required are set to their default values.</li><li>If you attempt to set a read-only property as part of a **POST** operation, the service returns an exception.</li></ul> |
-| Update or insert a resource               | **PUT**                   | <ul><li>Use **PUT** and **MERGE** operations to update existing SharePoint objects.</li><li>Any service endpoint that represents an object property **set** operation supports both **PUT** requests and **MERGE** requests.</li><li>For **MERGE** requests, setting properties is optional; any properties that you do not explicitly set retain their current property.</li><li>For **PUT** requests, if you do not specify all required properties in object updates, the REST service returns an exception.</li><li>In addition, any optional properties you do not explicitly set are set to their default properties.</li></ul> |
-| Delete a resource                         |**DELETE**| <ul><li>Use the HTTP **DELETE** command against the specific endpoint URL to delete the SharePoint object represented by that endpoint.</li><li>In the case of recyclable objects, such as lists, files, and list items, this results in a **Recycle** operation. </li></ul>|
-
-<a name="bk_constructURLs"> </a>
+| Create or update a resource               | **POST**                  | <ul><li>Use **POST** to create entities such as lists and sites.</li><li>The SharePoint REST service supports sending **POST** commands that include object definitions to endpoints that represent collections.</li><li>For **POST** operations, any properties that aren't required are set to their default values.</li><li>If you attempt to set a read-only property as part of a **POST** operation, the service returns an exception.</li></ul> |
+| Update or insert a resource               | **PUT**                   | <ul><li>Use **PUT** and **MERGE** operations to update existing SharePoint objects.</li><li>Any service endpoint that represents an object property **set** operation supports both **PUT** requests and **MERGE** requests.</li><li>For **MERGE** requests, setting properties is optional; any properties that you don't explicitly set keep their current property.</li><li>For **PUT** requests, if you don't specify all required properties in object updates, the REST service returns an exception.</li><li>In addition, any optional properties you don't explicitly specify are set to their default properties.</li></ul> |
+| Delete a resource                         |**DELETE**| <ul><li>Use the HTTP **DELETE** command against the specific endpoint URL to delete the SharePoint object represented by that endpoint.</li><li>There are recyclable objects, such as lists, files, and list items, this results in a **Recycle** operation. </li></ul>|
 
 ### Construct REST URLs to access SharePoint resources
 
@@ -66,13 +65,13 @@ Whenever possible, the URI for these REST endpoints closely mimics the API signa
 To access a specific site collection, use the following construction:
 
 ```http
-http://server/site/_api/site
+https://{site_url}/_api/site
 ```
 
 To access a specific site, use the following construction:
 
 ```http
-http://server/site/_api/web
+https://{site_url}/_api/web
 ```
 
 In each case, *server* represents the name of the server, and *site* represents the name of, or path to, the specific site.
@@ -86,8 +85,6 @@ This syntax doesn't apply to the SocialFeedManager or SocialFollowingManager RES
 
 For more guidelines for determining SharePoint REST endpoint URIs from the signature of the corresponding client object model APIs, see [Determine SharePoint REST service endpoint URIs](determine-sharepoint-rest-service-endpoint-uris.md).
 
-<a name="bk_URLexamples"> </a>
-
 ## SharePoint REST endpoint examples
 
 The following table contains typical REST endpoint URL examples to get you started working with SharePoint data. Prepend `http://server/site/_api/` to the URL fragments shown in the table to construct a fully qualified REST URL. Where necessary for **POST** commands, the table contains sample data you must pass in the HTTP request body to create the specified SharePoint item. Items in quotes represent variables that you must replace with your values.
@@ -106,38 +103,34 @@ The following table contains typical REST endpoint URL examples to get you start
 
 ```json
 {
-  '__metadata': {
-    'type': 'SP.List'
+  "__metadata": {
+    "type": "SP.List"
   },
-  'AllowContentTypes': true,
-  'BaseTemplate': 104 ,
-  'ContentTypesEnabled': true,
-  'Description': 'My list description ',
-  'Title': 'RestTest '
+  "AllowContentTypes": true,
+  "BaseTemplate": 104 ,
+  "ContentTypesEnabled": true,
+  "Description": "My list description ",
+  "Title": "RestTest "
 }
 ```
 
 **Adds an item to a list** sample data:
 
 ```json
 {
-  '__metadata': {
-    'type': 'SP.Data.listname.ListItem'
+  "__metadata": {
+    "type": "SP.Data.listname.ListItem"
   },
-  'Title': 'MyItem'
+  "Title": "MyItem"
 }
 ```
 
 In the above JSON, replace listname with the name of your SharePoint list by omitting the spaces.
 
-<a name="batch"> </a>
-
 ## Batch job support
 
 The SharePoint Online (and on-premises SharePoint 2016 or later) REST service supports combining multiple requests into a single call to the service by using the OData `$batch` query option. For details and links to code samples, see [Make batch requests with the REST APIs](make-batch-requests-with-the-rest-apis.md).
 
-<a name="SP15startREST_bk_addlresources"> </a>
-
 ## OData resources
 
 - [Developing Service-Oriented Applications with WCF](https://docs.microsoft.com/dotnet/framework/wcf/index)
@@ -147,8 +140,6 @@ The SharePoint Online (and on-premises SharePoint 2016 or later) REST service su
 - [OData Protocol Operations](http://www.odata.org/documentation/odata-version-2-0/operations/)
 - [Error Conditions](http://www.odata.org/documentation/odata-version-2-0/operations#ErrorConditions)
 
-<a name="bk_learnmore"> </a>
-
 ## SharePoint REST service topics
 
 To learn more about using the SharePoint REST service, use the following resources.
@@ -158,7 +149,7 @@ To learn more about using the SharePoint REST service, use the following resourc
 | [Complete basic operations using SharePoint REST endpoints](complete-basic-operations-using-sharepoint-rest-endpoints.md)                                  | Perform basic create, read, update, and delete (CRUD) operations with the SharePoint REST interface.                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
 | [Working with lists and list items with REST](working-with-lists-and-list-items-with-rest.md)                                                              | Perform basic CRUD operations on lists and list items with the SharePoint REST interface.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
 | [Working with folders and files with REST](working-with-folders-and-files-with-rest.md)                                                                    | Perform basic CRUD operations on folders and files with the SharePoint REST interface.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
-| [Navigate the SharePoint data structure represented in the REST service](navigate-the-sharepoint-data-structure-represented-in-the-rest-service.md)        | Start from a REST endpoint for a given SharePoint item, and navigate to and access related items, such as parent sites or the library structure where that item resides.                                                                                                                                                        |
+| [Navigate the SharePoint data structure represented in the REST service](navigate-the-sharepoint-data-structure-represented-in-the-rest-service.md)        | Start from a REST endpoint for a given SharePoint item, and navigate to and access-related items, such as parent sites or the library structure where that item resides.                                                                                                                                                        |
 | [Determine SharePoint REST service endpoint URIs](determine-sharepoint-rest-service-endpoint-uris.md)                                                      | General guidelines for determining SharePoint REST endpoint URIs from the signature of the corresponding client object model APIs.                                                                                                                                                                                              |
 | [Use OData query operations in SharePoint REST requests](use-odata-query-operations-in-sharepoint-rest-requests.md)                                        | Use a wide range of OData query string operators to select, filter, and order the data you request from the SharePoint REST service.                                                                                                                                                                                            |
 | [Make batch requests with the REST APIs](make-batch-requests-with-the-rest-apis.md)                                                                        | Combine multiple requests into a single call to the REST service.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |