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> A majority of APIs don't even use all of the existing HTTP verbs That is because there are essentially only 3 verbs in HTTP: GET, POST, and OPTIONS (needed f
by ijwdaoijdapwodi 3y ago
> A majority of APIs don't even use all of the existing HTTP verbs
That is because there are essentially only 3 verbs in HTTP: GET, POST, and OPTIONS (needed for CORS). All the others are (from a protocol POV) rebranded POST or very specialized (like TRACE or HEAD).
This new method in particular is meant to be useful for proxies, so that they can cache more without risking breaking old stuff