What is "http-methods"

Or method, in English, is the verb to be used and tells the server which operation will be executed in a given resource

Browsers only implement GET and POST verbs, however there are 7 other officers:

• GET: Requires a representation of the specified resource (The same resource can have multiple representations, for example services that return XML and JSON).

• HEAD: Returns the headers of a response (without the body containing the resource)

• POST: Sends an entity and requests that the server accepts it as a subordinate to the resource identified by the URI.

• PUT: Requires an entity to be stored under the given URI. If the URI refers to a resource that already exists, it is modified; if the URI does not point to an existing resource, then the server can create the resource with that URI.

• DELETE: Deletes the specified resource.

• TRACE: Echoes back the request received for the client to see if there have been changes and additions made by intermediary servers.

• OPTIONS: Returns the HTTP methods the server supports for the specified URL.

• CONNECT: Converts the connection request to a transparent TCP/IP tunnel, usually to facilitate encrypted SSL (HTTPS) communication through an unencrypted HTTP proxy.

• PATCH: Used to apply partial modifications to a resource.

In traditional architecture is usually not used wide variety, but there are advantages of using the right HTTP methods

Other recommended readings:

• HTTP methods in practice

• What is the difference between PUT and POST?

• What is the difference between the PUT method and the PATCH?