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HTTP Methods

HTTP defines a set of request methods to indicate the purpose of the request and what is expected if the request is successful. Although they can also be nouns, these request methods are sometimes referred to as HTTP verbs. Each request method has its own semantics, but some characteristics are shared across multiple methods, specifically request methods can be safe, idempotent, or cacheable.

Although they can also be nouns, these request methods are sometimes referred to as HTTP verbs. The following table lists HTTP request methods and their categorization in terms of safety, cacheability, and idempotency. * POST and PATCH are cacheable when responses explicitly include freshness information and a matching Content-Location header.

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