$resource suggestion

Why not use $resource instead of $http?

$resource is a factory which creates a resource object that lets you interact with RESTful server-side data sources.

Some interesting links:
- http://www.sitepoint.com/creating-crud-app-minutes-angulars-resource/
- https://docs.angularjs.org/api/ngResource/service/$resource
- http://stackoverflow.com/questions/13181406/angularjs-http-and-resource