Network

HTTP Methods Reference

Reference for all standard HTTP methods with safety, idempotency, and body support indicators.

Method	Safe	Idempotent	Body	Description	Example
GET	Yes	Yes	No	Retrieve a resource. No side effects.	GET /users/123 HTTP/1.1
POST	No	No	Yes	Create a resource or trigger an action. Has side effects.	POST /users HTTP/1.1
PUT	No	Yes	Yes	Replace a resource entirely. Creates if not exists.	PUT /users/123 HTTP/1.1
PATCH	No	No	Yes	Partially update a resource.	PATCH /users/123 HTTP/1.1
DELETE	No	Yes	No	Remove a resource.	DELETE /users/123 HTTP/1.1
HEAD	Yes	Yes	No	Like GET but returns headers only, no body.	HEAD /users/123 HTTP/1.1
OPTIONS	Yes	Yes	No	Returns supported methods and CORS headers.	OPTIONS /users HTTP/1.1
TRACE	Yes	Yes	No	Echo the request back for debugging. Disabled on most servers.	TRACE /path HTTP/1.1
CONNECT	No	No	No	Establish a TCP tunnel (used for HTTPS via proxy).	CONNECT example.com:443 HTTP/1.1