HTTP and REST APIs

Lesson 02 · 10 min

Methods and status codes

GET reads, POST creates. 2xx is fine, 4xx is the client's fault, 5xx is the server's.

The method says what the client wants to do with a resource. GET reads, POST creates, PUT replaces entirely, PATCH changes a part, DELETE removes. The status code says how it went. The first digit matters more than the rest.

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