April 2018
Intermediate to advanced
178 pages
3h 51m
English
Before talking about reliability, we need to define which HTTP methods are safe and which are idempotent in the REST context. So, let's first define what safe and idempotent methods are:
The following table lists which HTTP methods are safe and which are idempotent:
| HTTP method | Safe | Idempotent |
| GET | Yes | Yes |
| POST | No | No |
| PUT | No | Yes |
| DELETE | No | Yes |
Consumers should consider ...