VSTS API reference guide - page has disappeared? - tfs

I've been using this URL extensively but now it appears to redirect to another page which doesn't contain the pertinent information
This is the link in question:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/vsts/extend/develop/call-rest-api?view=vsts
But this is where it now takes you
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/vsts/extend/reference/client/core-sdk?view=vsts
Where has the full reference gone???

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