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HTTP

The language browsers and programs use to ask servers for things over the web.

HTTP is a request/response protocol: a client sends a method, target, headers and optional body; the server replies with a status code, headers and optional body. HTTPS is HTTP over TLS.

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Examples

  • GET /api/orders/42 asks a server for order 42; the reply starts with a status line such as HTTP/1.1 200 OK.

See also

status code header REST
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