API Design · Junior · Question 7 of 75

Which methods are idempotent by HTTP semantics?

1Only POST
2POST and PATCH
✓Correct answer: GET, PUT, DELETE (and HEAD, OPTIONS)

Explanation

Repeating an idempotent request has the same effect as sending it once, so clients can retry after a timeout.

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