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HTTP Method You Must Know

HTTP Method you must know

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HTTP
methods
you must
know
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Get
Example

GET/ api/customers

Return all customers

Description

Retrieves data from server. it should


retrieve data and should have no
other side effect.
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POST
Example

POST/ api/customers

Post data to the server

Description

Used to send data to a server to


create a new resource. The data is
included in the body of the request
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PUT
Example

PUT/ api/customers/123

Update customer by ID

Description

Similar to POST, but it’s used to


update an existing resource
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PATCH
Example

PATCH/ api/customers/1234
{’name’: “cherry”}
Update name for customer
by ID 1234
Description

Used to update resources but it only


updates the fields that were
included in the request
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DELETE
Example

DELETE/ api/customers/143

Delete customer by ID

Description

Deletes a resource.
Regardless of number of calls, it
returns the same result.
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HEAD
Example

HEAD/ api/customers

Similar to GET, but does not


return the list of customers
Description

Typically used to check if a resource


is available and to get the metadata.
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OPTIONS
Example

OPTIONS/ api/main.html/1.1

Return Permitted HTTP


method in this URL
Description

Used to get information about the


possible communication options for
the given URL or an asterisk to refer
to the entire server.
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TRACE
Example

TRACE/ api/main.html

Responds the exact request


that client sent
Description

Used for diagnosis purposes. It


echoes the received request so that
a client can see what changes or
additions have been made by
intermediate servers
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CONNECT
Example

Connect www.example.com:8080

Connect to the URL Provided

Description

Used for making end to end


connections between a client and a
server, it makes a two way
connection like a tunnel between
them.
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