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This specification defines the QUERY method for HTTP. A QUERY requests that the request target process the enclosed content in a safe and idempotent manner and then respond with the result of that processing. This is similar to POST requests but can be automatically repeated or restarted without concern for partial…
This specification defines a new HTTP method, QUERY, as a safe, idempotent request method that can carry request content.
After more than two years of discussion, over 200 design issues, 17 drafts, and 30 implementations, the HTTP/2 and HPACK specifications have now been approved by the IETF’s steering group for publication as standards-track RFCs.
This specification defines a new HTTP method, QUERY, as a safe, idempotent request method that can carry request content.