Request Verbs Flashcards
1
Q
Fetches a resource from the server. Doesn’t have a body
A
GET
2
Q
Creates a new resource with an optional payload
A
POST
3
Q
PUT and DELETE are sometimes considered as specialized versions of
A
POST
4
Q
Updates an existing resource
A
PUT
5
Q
In certain cases is packaged as a POST request with the payload containing an exact action
A
PUT
6
Q
Removes an existing resource
A
DELETE
7
Q
Similar to GET and is used to retrieve the server headers for a particular resource. Generally to check is the resource has changed via time stamps
A
HEAD
8
Q
Used to retrieve hops taken during a round trip from the server.
A
TRACE
9
Q
Used to retrieve server capabilities. On the client side it is used to modify the request based on what the server supports
A
OPTIONS
