POST Registered Not safe Not idempotent
Verified 2026-09-18 · registry updated 2026-06-17

POST

Submits a representation for processing or asks a resource to perform an operation.

Use POST for create actions and non-idempotent commands when the target resource defines that behavior.

httpmethodsapi

Reference (http)

POST /api/orders HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/json

Use POST for create actions and non-idempotent commands when the target resource defines that behavior.

Common mistakes

  • Retrying POST blindly after a network failure without an idempotency strategy.

Registry reference: rfc9110

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