API Design · Junior · Question 6 of 75

Which HTTP methods are 'safe'?

✓Correct answer: GET, HEAD, OPTIONS
2POST and PUT
3All methods

Explanation

Safe methods don't change server state, so browsers, crawlers and caches may call them freely. Never change data in a GET handler.

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