For years, developers have faced the same dilemma when implementing complex search APIs: GET is...
For years, developers have faced the same dilemma when implementing complex search APIs:
GET is the correct semantic choice for read-only operations, but query parameters can become extremely long and difficult to manage.
POST allows sending a request body, but it's intended for operations that may change server state, making it a poor semantic fit for searches.
To bridge this gap, the IETF has introduced a new HTTP method: QUERY (RFC 10008).
Why was QUERY introduced?
RFC 10008 standardizes the HTTP QUERY method, finally closing the long-standing gap between GET and POST. Here's what it is, why…
For decades we've had exactly two bad options for "read something using a complex input": cram...
RFC 10008 standardized the HTTP QUERY method in June 2026: safe and idempotent like GET, but able to carry a request body like…
For years, developers have faced a common dilemma when building REST APIs: How do you send a...
If you've ever built a search endpoint, you've hit this wall. Your query has filters, sort orders, a...
HTTP just got its first genuinely new method since PATCH in 2010. QUERY is safe and idempotent like GET, but carries a request…
