REST parameters
We have already worked with some REST parameters in the previous examples. However, we have not yet looked into all the possible parameter types included in a soapUI REST service.
Parameters are used to include additional information in a request. For example, our initial place search request URL (https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/place/search/json?location=-33.8670522,151.1957362&radius=500&types=food&name=harbour&sensor=false&key=dummykey) includes multiple parameters. Let's go through the common REST parameters included in soapUI.
Query parameters
Query parameters are the most commonly used parameter type in request URLs. A query string is appended to the request URL with a leading "?" followed by name/value pairs.
If you look at the resource viewer of the places resource, you can identify the extracted parameters; each of them is in the QUERY style as shown in the following screenshot:
Template parameters
Template parameters can be used to parameterize...