REST API Naming: snake_case Backend, camelCase Frontend (2026)
REST API naming forces a choice: snake_case on the backend, camelCase in the client. Here is where to convert, what the round trip loses, and how to decide.
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REST API naming forces a choice: snake_case on the backend, camelCase in the client. Here is where to convert, what the round trip loses, and how to decide.
XMLHttpRequest becomes xml_http_request only if your converter knows where the acronym ends. Here is the boundary rule, the regex, and what style guides say.
PascalCase looks trivial until an acronym shows up. Here is what each major style guide actually requires for class names, types, and HTTP-shaped words.
camelCase vs snake_case vs kebab-case is rarely a taste question — each one is enforced somewhere. Here is the 2026 map of which convention goes where.