field Registered
Verified 2026-09-18 · registry updated 2026-08-28

Allow

Lists methods supported by a resource.

Send Allow with 405 Method Not Allowed and use it for OPTIONS capability responses where appropriate.

httpheadermethods

Reference (http)

Allow: GET, HEAD, OPTIONS

Send Allow with 405 Method Not Allowed and use it for OPTIONS capability responses where appropriate.

Common mistakes

  • Listing methods that the endpoint accepts syntactically but does not authorize.

IANA registry: http-fields/field-names

Registry reference: RFC 9110, Section 10.2.1: HTTP Semantics

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