API Design · Junior · Question 64 of 75

What should a `GET` request never do?

✓Correct answer: Change data on the server
2Return JSON
3Use query parameters

Explanation

Crawlers, prefetching and caches may call GET URLs automatically. A 'delete' link as GET can wipe data unexpectedly.

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