What are the different HTTP Methods?

Created by Ganesh C C, Modified on Wed, 7 Dec, 2022 at 4:14 PM by Ganesh C C

HTTP defines a set of request methods, also known as HTTP verbs, to indicate the desired action for a given resource.


Verb

Description

GET

Requests a representation of the specified resource. Requests using GET should only retrieve data.

POST

Submits an entity to the specified resource, often causing a change in state or side effects on the server.

PUT

Replaces all current representations of the target resource with the request payload.

DELETE

Deletes the specified resource.

PATCH

Applies partial modifications to a resource.

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