DevNet Associate DEVASC 200-901 Official Certification Guide by Adrian Iliesiu (z-lib.org)

Method

HTTP defines a set of request methods, outlined in Table
7-2. A client can use one of these request methods to
send a request message to an HTTP server.

Table 7-2 Request Methods

MethodExplanation

G

E

T

A client can use a GET request to get a web resource

from the server.

H

E

A

D

A client can use a HEAD request to get the header that a

GET request would have obtained. Because the header

contains the last-modified date of the data, it can be used

to check against the local cache copy.

P

O

S

T

A client can use a POST request to post data or add new

data to the server.

P

U

T

A client can use a PUT request to ask a server to store or

update data.

P

A

T

C

H

A client can use a PATCH request to ask a server to

partially store or update data.

D E L E T E

A client can use a DELETE request to ask a server to

delete data.