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HTTP method

Meaning in software engineering, with examples

nounCommon term

In software engineering, HTTP method means: The word at the start of an HTTP request that says what the client wants to do, such as GET to read, POST to create or DELETE to remove.

In Turkish: HTTP metodu, istek yöntemi

How it is used

The common methods are GET, POST, PUT, PATCH and DELETE, also called HTTP verbs. Developers say 'send a POST request' or 'this endpoint only accepts GET'.

Example sentences

  1. The server returns 405 because we used the wrong HTTP method.

  2. Use PATCH as the HTTP method when you only change a few fields.

Common collocations

  • GET request
  • POST request
  • HTTP verb
  • method not allowed
  • HTTPHypertext Transfer Protocol: the set of rules that browsers and servers use to send requests and responses across the web.
  • requestA message that a client sends to a server or API, asking it to do something such as return data or save a new record.
  • RESTShort for representational state transfer: a common style for web APIs in which resources have URLs and are handled with HTTP methods such as GET, POST, PUT and DELETE.
  • endpointA specific URL of an API that accepts requests for one kind of action, such as GET /users to list users or POST /orders to create an order.

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