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Partial URLs in 201 Created Location header?

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Description

In 7.4.1 you encourage the use of the Location header. Is there any policy/rule regarding using a full URL versus only the URL path?

I also suggest to make the guideline more verbose regarding my question, as it's often slightly inconvenient to respond with the full URL, and I can imagine a lot of people would prefer to have a shorter alternative.

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Start with Guidelines.md section 7.4.1 (POST) and review its treatment of the Location header. Determine how the guideline should address full URLs versus path-only values, then update that section with the policy; done means the question is answered directly in the guideline.

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Domain
api, documentation
Issue type
Documentation
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3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
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Newbie friendliness
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