9 Method Definitions

The set of common methods for HTTP/1.1 is defined below. Although this set can be expanded, additional methods cannot be assumed to share the same semantics for separately extended clients and servers.

The Host request-header field (section 14.23) MUST accompany all HTTP/1.1 requests.

1.      Safe and Idempotent Methods ... 9.1

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Safe Methods ... 9.1.1

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Idempotent Methods ... 9.1.2

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OPTIONS ... 9.2

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GET ... 9.3

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HEAD ... 9.4

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POST ... 9.5

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PUT ... 9.6

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DELETE ... 9.7

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TRACE ... 9.8

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CONNECT ... 9.9