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## Accept headers vs. format suffixes
-There seems to be a view among some of the Web community that filename extensions are not a RESTful pattern, and that `HTTP Accept` headers should always be used instead.
+There seems to be a view among some of the Web community that filename extensions are not a RESTful pattern, and that `HTTP Accept` headers should always be used instead.
It is actually a misconception. For example, take the following quote from Roy Fielding discussing the relative merits of query parameter media-type indicators vs. file extension media-type indicators:
-“That's why I always prefer extensions. Neither choice has anything to do with REST.” — Roy Fielding, [REST discuss mailing list][cite2]
+“That's why I always prefer extensions. Neither choice has anything to do with REST.” — Roy Fielding, [REST discuss mailing list][cite2]
The quote does not mention Accept headers, but it does make it clear that format suffixes should be considered an acceptable pattern.