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The GET
method requests a representation of the specified resource. Requests using GET
should only retrieve data.
Request has body | No |
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Successful response has body | Yes |
{{Glossary("Safe")}} | Yes |
{{Glossary("Idempotent")}} | Yes |
{{Glossary("Cacheable")}} | Yes |
Allowed in HTML forms | Yes |
Syntax
GET /index.html
Specifications
Specification | Title |
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{{RFC("7231", "GET", "4.3.1")}} | Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP/1.1): Semantics and Content |
Browser compatibility
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See also
- {{HTTPHeader("Range")}}