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HTTP Pocket Reference
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HTTP Pocket Reference

by Clinton Wong
June 2000
Beginner to intermediate
80 pages
2h 49m
English
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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OPTIONS: Request Other Options Available for the URL

When a client request contains the OPTIONS method, it requests a list of options for a particular resource on the server. The client specifies a URL for the OPTIONS method, or an asterisk (*) to refer to the entire server. The server then responds with a list of request methods or other options that are valid for the requested resource, using the Allow header for an individual resource, or the Public header for the entire server. Figure 1.5 shows an example of the OPTIONS method in action.

An OPTIONS request
Figure 1.5. An OPTIONS request
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