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> Lets you make multiple queries and reduce/extend the size of your payload as needed.

While this is cool, in theory, I haven't found it to be in practice. If it's an internal API, you can just provide a way for the client to get exactly what they need in a single query. If it's an external API, you have to deal with putting limits in place to keep users from burdening the system with complicated requests. Limits can become complex very quickly.



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