RFC 10008 standardized the HTTP QUERY method in June 2026: safe and idempotent like GET, but able to carry a request body like POST. Explore what this means for complex search filters, GraphQL-style reads, CDN caching, browser and framework support, and why teams should not blindly replace every POST /search endpoint yet.

New verb carries request content while remaining safe, idempotent, and cacheable

The HTTP protocol has remained surprisingly stable for years. But now, there's a new method that...

RFC 10008 standardized the HTTP QUERY method in June 2026: safe and idempotent like GET, but able to carry a request body like POST. Explore what this means for complex search…