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
POST The HTTP method POST is neither a safe nor an idempotent method in the IANA HTTP Method Registry.	v1
PRI The HTTP method PRI is a safe and idempotent method in the IANA HTTP Method Registry.	v1
PROPFIND The HTTP method PROPFIND is a safe and idempotent method in the IANA HTTP Method Registry.	v1
PROPPATCH The HTTP method PROPPATCH is an idempotent but not safe method in the IANA HTTP Method Registry.	v1
PUT The HTTP method PUT is an idempotent but not safe method in the IANA HTTP Method Registry.	v1
QUERY The HTTP method QUERY is a safe and idempotent method in the IANA HTTP Method Registry.	v1
REBIND The HTTP method REBIND is an idempotent but not safe method in the IANA HTTP Method Registry.	v1
REPORT The HTTP method REPORT is a safe and idempotent method in the IANA HTTP Method Registry.	v1
SEARCH The HTTP method SEARCH is a safe and idempotent method in the IANA HTTP Method Registry.	v1
TRACE The HTTP method TRACE is a safe and idempotent method in the IANA HTTP Method Registry.	v1
UNBIND The HTTP method UNBIND is an idempotent but not safe method in the IANA HTTP Method Registry.	v1
UNCHECKOUT The HTTP method UNCHECKOUT is an idempotent but not safe method in the IANA HTTP Method Registry.	v1
UNLINK The HTTP method UNLINK is an idempotent but not safe method in the IANA HTTP Method Registry.	v1
UNLOCK The HTTP method UNLOCK is an idempotent but not safe method in the IANA HTTP Method Registry.	v1
UPDATE The HTTP method UPDATE is an idempotent but not safe method in the IANA HTTP Method Registry.	v1
UPDATEREDIRECTREF The HTTP method UPDATEREDIRECTREF is an idempotent but not safe method in the IANA HTTP Method Registry.	v1
VERSION-CONTROL The HTTP method VERSION-CONTROL is an idempotent but not safe 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

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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