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Sean Gleason
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3 PATCH vs PUT
José Javier Velasco
4 Benefits of PATCH Backend Developer @ Coddix | Java Spring Boot | Microservices | Always
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1 HTTP methods Maziar A. Follow

CEO and founder at AI Generation

HTTP stands for Hypertext Transfer Protocol, Benefits of PATCH:

which is the standard protocol for communication
between web clients and servers. HTTP methods Efficiency: Patch updates only the changed data, reducing
are the actions that clients can request from bandwidth.
servers, such as GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, Partial Updates: Allows modifying specific fields, ideal
…see
for more
…
and others. Each method has a specific meaning Like · 2 Unhelpful
and purpose, and servers should respond
accordingly. For example, GET is used to retrieve
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2 RESTful APIs Christopher Hoult Follow

Working with SMEs, Start-Ups and Scale-Ups to scale their tech

REST stands for Representational State Transfer, One of the biggest benefits of using REST over HTTP is
which is a set of principles and best practices for engineers can take advantage of all of the tooling developed
designing web APIs. RESTful APIs are web APIs for the protocol for serving websites and documents:
that follow the REST principles, such as using
HTTP methods to perform operations on - Content negotiation… …see more
resources, using uniform and meaningful URLs to Like · 6 Unhelpful
identify resources, and using standard formats to
exchange data, such as JSON or XML. RESTful APIs
aim to be simple, stateless, scalable, and
consistent.

3 PATCH vs PUT Sean Gleason Follow

Enterprise Architect

One of the common challenges that web The main way you'd update a remote resource is via POST.
developers face when working with RESTful APIs is But Patch and Put are usefull if you've want to catch for error
how to update resources on a server. There are returns. For example, if you have lots of small updates your
two main HTTP methods that can be used for this trying to make to a single remote file, then Patch should be
purpose: PATCH and PUT. PATCH is used to apply considered as your requests can be small AND Patch …see
will more
…
partial updates to a resource, meaning that only Like · 22 Unhelpful
the fields that need to be changed are sent in the
request body. PUT is used to replace the entire Tim Ötting replied: You use POST to create a new resource and not to update
resource with a new representation, meaning that an existing resource. The "main way" to update is PUT if you are going to sen…

all the fields of the resource are sent in the

request body, even if they are not modified.
José Javier Velasco Follow
Backend Developer @ Coddix | Java Spring Boot | Microservic…

Choosing between PATCH and PUT depends on what we want

to achieve with our update operation. If we want to replace
the whole resource, we should use PUT. If we want to modify
only some aspects of the resource, we should use PATCH. This
way, we can communicate our intention clearly and …see
avoidmore
…
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Viswanath Mannam Follow

.Net Developer | C# | Devops | Kubernetes | AI | Machine Learn…

PATCH is a more flexible and granular method for updating

resources, but it requires careful implementation to avoid
security risks and compatibility issues. PUT is a simpler and
more standardized method, but it can be less efficient and
less flexible in some scenarios. The choice between …see
PATCHmore
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Mohanan T Follow
Javascript Developer | React.js | Nextjs | GraphQL …

PUT: Update the whole resource

PATCH: Update a specific field inside a resource

When we send a "PUT" request to a resource endpoint, we

typically send the entire updated representation of the
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4 Benefits of PATCH Viswanath Mannam Follow

.Net Developer | C# | Devops | Kubernetes | AI | Machine Learn…

Using PATCH has some advantages over using • Granularity: PATCH allows you to update only the fields
PUT for updating resources. First, it can reduce that have changed in the resource, which can be more
the amount of data that needs to be transferred efficient than updating the entire resource with PUT.
between the client and the server, which can • Flexibility: PATCH allows you to update a resource using
improve the performance and efficiency of the any format you want, including JSON, XML, or plain…seetext.…more
web application. Second, it can avoid overwriting Like · 8 Unhelpful
or losing data that may have been changed by
another client or process, since it only modifies
the fields that are specified in the request. Third, it
can allow more flexibility and granularity in
updating resources, since it can support different
types of patch formats, such as JSON Patch or
JSON Merge Patch.

5 Drawbacks of PATCH John Njoroge Follow

Lead System Developer at Upesi Pay Limited

However, using PATCH also has some drawbacks. Not unless you are updating specific fields where then PATCH
First, it can increase the complexity and difficulty will come in handy, PUT is equally a better alternative where
of implementing and testing the web API, since it you receive the posted request and sieve through and make
requires the server to parse and apply the patch partial or full object update
format correctly, and handle any errors or Like · 1 Unhelpful
conflicts that may arise. Second, it can introduce
some security and validation issues, since it may
allow clients to modify fields that should not be
changed, or bypass some constraints or checks
that may be enforced by the server. Third, PATCH
can create some inconsistency and confusion in
the web API, since it may not be supported by all
servers or clients, or may not follow the same
patch format or semantics.

6 When to use PATCH or PUT Ben Ibell Follow

CEO at The Commercial Applications Co Ltd (PayMyStudent) a…

Deciding whether to use PATCH or PUT for Switch off all verbs except GET and POST. Handle the other
updating resources is not an easy answer, as it verb functions another way. Far too exposed allowing verbs
depends on the context and requirements of the like this unless you want to manage every possible hacking
web application and the web API. As a general technique out there.
rule, PATCH should be used when partial updates Like · 10 Unhelpful
are desired and performance, concurrency, or
flexibility is a concern. On the other hand, PUT can
be used when the entire resource needs to be
Ruan Mendes Follow
replaced and simplicity, consistency, or security is (edited)
Love architecting UIs
a priority.
Not very helpful, I thought this was going to propose a way to
PATCH entities uniformly. Does anyone really not know what
was in the article? They only line worth mentioning is "Third, it
can create some inconsistency and confusion in the web API,
since it may not be supported by all servers or clients,
…seeor more
ma…
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