diff --git a/doc/api/fundamentals.rst b/doc/api/fundamentals.rst index e8d897e1b4..03b3e28b3e 100644 --- a/doc/api/fundamentals.rst +++ b/doc/api/fundamentals.rst @@ -128,11 +128,11 @@ a list containing only objects that have changed in the time since your last req List-level conditional fetching ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ -If modificiation checks are not possible with this granularity, you can instead check for the full list. +If modification checks are not possible with this granularity, you can instead check for the full list. In this case, the list of objects may contain a regular HTTP header ``Last-Modified`` with the date of the last modification to any item of that resource. You can then pass this date back in your next request in the ``If-Modified-Since`` header. If the any object has changed in the meantime, you will receive back a full list -(if something it missing, this means the object has been deleted). If nothing happend, we'll send back a +(if something it missing, this means the object has been deleted). If nothing happened, we'll send back a ``304 Not Modified`` return code. This is currently implemented on the following resources: