title: What RESTful HTTP request for executing actions on the server?
body: <p>I have a RESTFul server API which I've built. Some parts of it is not controlling resources and I'm having trouble mapping the relevant URL + HTTP-method to the actions that are executed on the server.</p>
  
  <p>e.g. I can backup every resource on the server with <code>POST /backup</code>, but I'm not sure if this the most appropriate mapping. What about a single resource? Should I specify it with: <code>POST /backup/id</code> or by declaring the id as a variable that I send: <code>POST /backup &lt;id&gt;</code></p>
  
  <p>Please give me some tips on how to structure this most appropriately so that my API is easy to grasp.</p>