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KNOW YOUR HTTP methods WELL

The request method token is the primary source of request semantics; it indicates the purpose for which the client has made this request and what is expected by the client as a successful result.

Continue reading on httpbisp2#4.1, RFC2616#9.

Safe

Request methods are considered "safe" if their defined semantics are essentially read-only; i.e., the client does not request, and does not expect, any state change on the origin server as a result of applying a safe method to a target resource. Likewise, reasonable use of a safe method is not expected to cause any harm, loss of property, or unusual burden on the origin server.

Continue reading on httpbisp2#4.2.1, RFC2616#9.1.1.

Idempotent

Request methods are considered "idempotent" if the intended effect of multiple identical requests is the same as for a single request. Of the request methods defined by this specification, the PUT, DELETE, and safe request methods are idempotent.

Continue reading on httpbisp2#4.2.2, RFC2616#9.1.2.

Cacheable

Request methods are considered "cacheable" if it is possible and useful to answer a current client request with a stored response from a prior request. GET and HEAD are defined to be cacheable.

Continue reading on httpbisp2#4.2.3, RFC2616#9.1.2.

Common

PATCH is included here as well, despite not being part of httpbisp2 nor RFC2616.

method description safe idem. cache. spec
CONNECT "requests that the recipient establish a tunnel to the destination origin server identified by the request-target and, if successful, thereafter restrict its behavior to blind forwarding of packets, in both directions, until the connection is closed." ✔ ✔ ✘ httpbisp2#4.3.6,
RFC2616#9.9
DELETE "requests that the origin server remove the association between the target resource and its current functionality." ✘ ✔ ✘ httpbisp2#4.3.5,
RFC2616#9.7
GET "requests transfer of a current selected representation for the target resource." ✔ ✔ ✔ httpbisp2#4.3.1,
RFC2616#9.3
HEAD "is identical to GET except that the server MUST NOT send a message body in the response (i.e., the response terminates at the end of the header block)." ✔ ✔ ✔ httpbisp2#4.3.2,
RFC2616#9.4
OPTIONS "requests information about the communication options available on the request/response chain identified by the effective request URI." ✔ ✔ ✘ httpbisp2#4.3.7,
RFC2616#9.3
PATCH "requests that a set of changes described in the request entity be applied to the resource identified by the Request-URI." ✘ ✘ ✘ RFC5789
POST "requests that the target resource process the representation enclosed in the request according to the resource's own specific semantics." ✘ ✘ ✘
(✔)		 httpbisp2#4.3.3,
RFC2616#9.5
PUT "requests that the state of the target resource be created or replaced with the state defined by the representation enclosed in the request message payload." ✘ ✔ ✘ httpbisp2#4.3.4,
RFC2616#9.6
TRACE "is used to invoke a remote, application-layer loopback of the request message." ✔ ✔ ✘ httpbisp2#4.3.8,
RFC2616#9.8

Registered

For a full up-to-date list, continue reading on httpbis-method-registrations.

method description safe idem. spec
ACL ✘ ✔ RFC3744#8.1
BASELINE-CONTROL ✘ ✔ RFC3253#12.6
BIND ✘ ✔ RFC5842#4
CHECKIN ✘ ✔ RFC3253#4.4,
RFC3253#9.4
CHECKOUT ✘ ✔ RFC3253#4.3,
RFC3253#8.8
COPY ✘ ✔ RFC4918#9.8
LABEL ✘ ✔ RFC3253#8.2
LINK ✘ ✔ RFC2068#19.6.1.2
LOCK ✘ ✘ RFC4918#9.10
MERGE ✘ ✔ RFC3253#11.2
MKACTIVITY ✘ ✔ RFC3253#13.5
MKCALENDAR ✘ ✔ RFC4791#5.3.1
MKCOL ✘ ✔ RFC4918#9.3
MKREDIRECTREF ✘ ✔ RFC4437#6
MKWORKSPACE ✘ ✔ RFC3253#6.3
MOVE ✘ ✔ RFC4918#9.9
ORDERPATCH ✘ ✔ RFC3648#7
PATCH ✘ ✘ RFC5789#2
PROPFIND ✔ ✔ RFC4918#9.1
PROPPATCH ✘ ✔ RFC4918#9.2
REBIND ✘ ✔ RFC5842#6
REPORT ✔ ✔ RFC3253#3.6
SEARCH ✔ ✔ RFC5323#2
UNBIND ✘ ✔ RFC5842#5
UNCHECKOUT ✘ ✔ RFC3253#4.5
UNLINK ✘ ✔ RFC2068#19.6.1.3
UNLOCK ✘ ✔ RFC4918#9.11
UPDATE ✘ ✔ RFC3253#7.1
UPDATEREDIRECTREF ✘ ✔ RFC4437#7
VERSION-CONTROL ✘ ✔ RFC3253#3.5

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