Name

Allow: methods

Synopsis

Contains a comma-separated list of methods that are allowed at a specified URL. In a server response it is used with code 405 (Method Not Allowed) to inform the client of valid methods available for the requested information. For example:

Allow: GET, HEAD

Some methods may not apply to a URL, and the server must verify that the methods supplied by the client makes sense with the given URL.

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