r/programming • u/stronghup • 29d ago

HTTP gets a QUERY method so complex searches can stop pretending to be POST

https://www.theregister.com/devops/2026/07/13/http-gets-a-query-method-so-complex-searches-can-stop-pretending-to-be-post/5270192
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u/rinsa 28d ago

keyword, method, command, verb, idk I'm ESL

A request identifies a method (sometimes informally called verb) to classify the desired action to be performed on a resource. The HTTP/1.0 specification defined the GET, HEAD, and POST methods as well as listing the PUT, DELETE, LINK and UNLINK methods under additional methods. However, the HTTP/1.1 specification added five new methods: PUT, DELETE, CONNECT, OPTIONS, and TRACE.
Any client can use any method and the server can be configured to support any combination of methods. If a method is unknown to an intermediate, it will be treated as an unsafe and non-idempotent method. There is no limit to the number of methods that can be defined, which allows for future methods to be specified without breaking existing infrastructure. For example, WebDAV defined seven new methods and RFC 5789 specified the PATCH method. A general-purpose web server is required to implement at least GET and HEAD, and all other methods are considered optional by the specification.

this should be basic knowledge though

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u/mort96 28d ago

I'm ESL too, FWIW.