Two Types of Resources

A RIPE Atlas API can either return a list of objects or a single object in a response.

We will refer to the first type as an Object List Resource. A URL that points to an Object List Resource generally has the form: https://atlas.ripe.net/api/v2/<OBJECTNAME_PLURAL>/

An API resource that returns a single object will be called an Object Detail Resource. An Object Detail Resource URL usually has the form: https://atlas.ripe.net/api/v2/<OBJECTNAME_PLURAL>/<OBJECT_ID>

These will be discussed in more detail in the next two sections.