How to structure URI query for multiple values for same key?

Question

I'm trying to structure a URI that accesses my data by id.

Currently my URIs are query based like so:

.../content?parentList=15&type=note

How could I structure a similar URI so that I could query for notes in multiple lists?

Essentially combining the results of the next two URIs.

.../content?parentList=15&type=note
.../content?parentList=16&type=note

Is there a standard way to do this?

Darrel Miller · Accepted Answer · 2010-07-22 01:58:56Z

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According to the current draft of the URI Template spec (Section 3.6 on page 7), you could do:

.../content?parentList=15,16&type=note

answered Jul 22, 2010 at 1:58

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That's great! Now I just need to figure out how I can put in the comma without it being encoded by the builder.

mogsie · Accepted Answer · 2010-07-31 23:39:00Z

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The Query portion of the URI doesn't require each parameter to occur only once. Just repeat the query:

.../content?parentList=15&parentList=16&type=note

It is also part of the URI template internet draft:

{?list+}

becomes

?list=val1&list=val2&list=val3

answered Jul 31, 2010 at 23:39

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