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The HTTP method defines the action the client makes on the requested resource at the given URI. The HTTP standard defines nine different kinds of HTTP methods.
| METHOD | DESCRIPTION | |
|---|---|---|
| POST | Create a new resource underneath this one, based on the given representation. | |
| GET | Get a representation of this resource. | |
| PUT | Replace the state of this resource with the one described in the given representation. | |
| DELETE | Destroy this resource. | |
| PATCH | This is the address (numeric address) of a computer that is connected to the Internet; this is also called the Internet address. | |
| HEAD | Get the headers that would be sent along with a representation of this resource, but not the representation itself. | |
| OPTIONS | Discover which HTTP methods this resource responds to. | |
| CONNECT | Starts two-way communications with the requested resource, can be used to open a tunnel. | |
| TRACE | Performs a message loop-back test to the target resource, providing a useful debugging mechanism |
