Understanding the new HTTP QUERY method (RFC 10008): History, benefits, and drawbacks
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Manuel
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This blog post explores the newly published RFC 10008, which defines the HTTP QUERY method. It explains the technical background of HTTP methods, why a dedicated QUERY method is needed beyond existing methods like GET and POST, and discusses the history, advantages, and disadvantages of this new approach for RESTful APIs and web development.
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Whether you are fetching data with GET, creating an entity with POST, or updating a resource with PUT, the HTTP method tells the server what your intention is.
Quite recently, RFC 10008 got published, which defines the new QUERY method for HTTP.
From a purely technical point of view, the HTTP method is just a string.
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