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REST HTTP Methods

REST (Representational State Transfer) APIs use standard HTTP methods to perform operations on resources. Here are the most common HTTP methods used in RESTful APIs:

MethodDescription
GETRetrieve info about a resource. It is a read-only operation and does not change the state of the resource.
POSTCreate a new resource. It can also be used to trigger operations that don't actually create resources.
PUTUpdate an existing resource or create a new resource if it does not exist.
DELETERemove a REST API resource.