[The Atom Publishing Format (Internet Draft)]
The Atom Publishing Protocol (APP) is an application-level protocol for publishing and editing Web resources. The protocol is based on HTTP transport of Atom-formatted representations. The Atom format is documented in the Atom Syndication Format (RFC4287).
This document should be considered when designing a MachineInterface like the WikiMachineInterfaceStandard, even if it is deviated from, as it is a good example of RESTful recommended best practice.