API methods
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APIs use a set of methods for resource management. Each gRPC method is mapped to a certain HTTP method (verb). For example, the List
method is mapped to the verb GET
, while the Create
method is mapped to the verb POST
. Mapping to HTTP requests is specified in a method's description in google.api.http annotation.
There are two sets of methods in APIs:
- Standard API methods allow you to perform CRUD operations: create, retrieve, update, and delete resources. Standard methods have the same semantics and work in the same way for all APIs.
- Additional API methods enhance the functionality of standard methods. They can be used to perform operations such as attaching a disk, restarting a VM instance, and so on. The semantics of additional methods differs from that of standard ones.