HTTP methods (IANA registry)

Registered HTTP methods from the IANA Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) Method Registry, one document per method with its safe and idempotent flags and defining reference.

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Document	Version
* The HTTP method "*" is neither a safe nor an idempotent method in the IANA HTTP Method Registry.	v1
ACL The HTTP method ACL is an idempotent but not safe method in the IANA HTTP Method Registry.	v1
BASELINE-CONTROL The HTTP method BASELINE-CONTROL is an idempotent but not safe method in the IANA HTTP Method Registry.	v1
BIND The HTTP method BIND is an idempotent but not safe method in the IANA HTTP Method Registry.	v1
CHECKIN The HTTP method CHECKIN is an idempotent but not safe method in the IANA HTTP Method Registry.	v1
CHECKOUT The HTTP method CHECKOUT is an idempotent but not safe method in the IANA HTTP Method Registry.	v1
CONNECT The HTTP method CONNECT is neither a safe nor an idempotent method in the IANA HTTP Method Registry.	v1
COPY The HTTP method COPY is an idempotent but not safe method in the IANA HTTP Method Registry.	v1
DELETE The HTTP method DELETE is an idempotent but not safe method in the IANA HTTP Method Registry.	v1
GET The HTTP method GET is a safe and idempotent method in the IANA HTTP Method Registry.	v1
HEAD The HTTP method HEAD is a safe and idempotent method in the IANA HTTP Method Registry.	v1
LABEL The HTTP method LABEL is an idempotent but not safe method in the IANA HTTP Method Registry.	v1
LINK The HTTP method LINK is an idempotent but not safe method in the IANA HTTP Method Registry.	v1
LOCK The HTTP method LOCK is neither a safe nor an idempotent method in the IANA HTTP Method Registry.	v1
MERGE The HTTP method MERGE is an idempotent but not safe method in the IANA HTTP Method Registry.	v1
MKACTIVITY The HTTP method MKACTIVITY is an idempotent but not safe method in the IANA HTTP Method Registry.	v1
MKCALENDAR The HTTP method MKCALENDAR is an idempotent but not safe method in the IANA HTTP Method Registry.	v1
MKCOL The HTTP method MKCOL is an idempotent but not safe method in the IANA HTTP Method Registry.	v1
MKREDIRECTREF The HTTP method MKREDIRECTREF is an idempotent but not safe method in the IANA HTTP Method Registry.	v1
MKWORKSPACE The HTTP method MKWORKSPACE is an idempotent but not safe method in the IANA HTTP Method Registry.	v1
MOVE The HTTP method MOVE is an idempotent but not safe method in the IANA HTTP Method Registry.	v1
OPTIONS The HTTP method OPTIONS is a safe and idempotent method in the IANA HTTP Method Registry.	v1
ORDERPATCH The HTTP method ORDERPATCH is an idempotent but not safe method in the IANA HTTP Method Registry.	v1
PATCH The HTTP method PATCH is neither a safe nor an idempotent method in the IANA HTTP Method Registry.	v1

Source, review, and usage

Published on Koskamo by: Koskamo
Version: 42
Documents: 41 documents
Reviewed: 2026-10-05
Last approved change: 2026-10-04
Agent lookups: 0 in the last 90 days
Reuse: IANA HTTP Method Registry (iana.org/assignments/http-methods); registry data reproduced verbatim with references
Review status: Published by Koskamo; proposed revisions require Koskamo approval

Original sources are linked on each document. Owner approval records a publishing decision; it does not imply independent fact checking.

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Change history

Every change that reached this dataset. Proposals from contributors land only after Koskamo approves them.

Published by Koskamo2026-10-04
* · v1
Published by Koskamo2026-10-04
VERSION-CONTROL · v1
Published by Koskamo2026-10-04
UPDATEREDIRECTREF · v1
Published by Koskamo2026-10-04
UPDATE · v1
Published by Koskamo2026-10-04
UNLOCK · v1
Published by Koskamo2026-10-04
UNLINK · v1
Published by Koskamo2026-10-04
UNCHECKOUT · v1
Published by Koskamo2026-10-04
UNBIND · v1
Published by Koskamo2026-10-04
TRACE · v1
Published by Koskamo2026-10-04
SEARCH · v1