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