URI Returned in Metadata for Change Logs

[DaleyKD]

{
    "d": {
        "results": [
            {
                "__metadata": {
                    "id": "https://gimmalkyle2.sharepoint.com/sites/pnpcoresdktestgroup/_api/SP.ChangeContentTypebf365b40-8329-458b-baf9-d6d18a749dcc",
                    "uri": "https://gimmalkyle2.sharepoint.com/sites/pnpcoresdktestgroup/_api/SP.ChangeContentTypebf365b40-8329-458b-baf9-d6d18a749dcc",
                    "type": "SP.ChangeContentType"
                },
                "ChangeToken": {
                    "__metadata": { "type": "SP.ChangeToken" },
                    "StringValue": "1;2;7aa3c357-cdeb-43b9-9dcd-dc1645b30cff;637571615904100000;176074089"
                },
                "ChangeType": 2,
                "SiteId": "b260dc66-b285-477f-8a1a-14997982e986",
                "Time": "2021-05-21T02:39:50.41Z",
                "ContentTypeId": {
                    "__metadata": { "type": "SP.ContentTypeId" },
                    "StringValue": "0x0100302EF0D1F1DB4C4EBF58251BCCF5968F"
                },
                "WebId": "7aa3c357-cdeb-43b9-9dcd-dc1645b30cff"
            }
        ]
    }
}

Notice that the __metadata/uri gives us a strange URI, suggesting that we may be able to get more info if we use it. An HTTP GET most definitely doesn't work.

Is this just some "filler" that REST returns, or does it actually have purpose?

[jansenbe]

Indeed strangely formatted URL, most likely because "something had to be there". We can ignore then when handling changes