What status code should I set for UPDATE (PUT) and DELETE (e.g. product successfully updated)? 10 For a PUT request: HTTP 200, HTTP 204 should imply “resource updated successfully”. HTTP 201 if the PUT request created a new resource. For a DELETE request: HTTP 200 or HTTP 204 should imply “resource deleted successfully”. HTTP 202 … Read more
In an HTTP GET request, parameters are sent as a query string: http://example.com/page?parameter=value&also=another In an HTTP POST request, the parameters are not sent along with the URI. Where are the values? In the request header? In the request body? What does it look like? 9 The values are sent in the request body, in the … Read more
People talk about URLs, URIs, and URNs as if they’re different things, but they look the same to the naked eye. What are the distinguishable differences between them? 3 31
What is the maximum length of a URL in different browsers? Does it differ among browsers? Is a maximum URL length part of the HTTP specification? 1 17 Short answer – de facto limit of 2000 characters If you keep URLs under 2000 characters, they’ll work in virtually any combination of client and server software. … Read more
According to RFC 2616, § 9.5, POST is used to create a resource: The POST method is used to request that the origin server accept the entity enclosed in the request as a new subordinate of the resource identified by the Request-URI in the Request-Line. According to RFC 2616, § 9.6, PUT is used to … Read more
