The HTTP specification also dictated that HTTP requests must contain a verb, and laid out rules for which verbs can be used for what types of request:
- GET: Requests the retrieval of a resource.
- POST: Requests where the server decides how to process the data. The URL specifies the resource that is to handle this request.
- PUT: Requests for the entity to be stored under the specified URL.
- PATCH: Requests for partial changes to be made to an existing resource.
- DELETE: Requests for the resource to be deleted.
- HEAD: Requests for the metadata of a resource.
- OPTIONS: Requests for information from the server regarding what requests are allowed.
Furthermore, GET, HEAD, OPTIONS, and TRACE are considered to be safe methods, which ...
