Should I use POST or DELETE verb in jQuery.ajax() function

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This is from jQuery API docs:

typeString Default: 'GET' The type of request to make ("POST" or "GET"), default is "GET". Note: Other HTTP request methods, such as PUT and DELETE, can also be used here, but they are not supported by all browsers.

I am going to make AJAX delete links with jQuery. What I would like to know is specifics about browser support for DELETE and PUT. Which browsers support it? Is it safer that I just go with POST?

Given that I work in ASP.NET MVC I can decorate my controller actions with both DELETE and POST so both can be accepted.

Duplicate: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/165779/are-the-put-delete-head-etc-methods-available-in-most-web-browsers — Pekka, Feb 18 '10 at 20:25

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 18 '10 at 20:25

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Go with POST. You don't have to worry about browser support and future maintainers of your code will understand whats going on just fine.

answered Feb 18 '10 at 20:25

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Not just browser support, but also server support. DELETE isn't commonly seen outside of WebDAV ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webdav ) – Powerlord Feb 18 '10 at 20:53

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:13

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You could go with POST then set a form field named X-HTTP-Method-Override to DELETE.

See SO question #467535 for specific examples:

Is it possible to implement X-HTTP-Method-Override in ASP.NET MVC?

edited May 23 '17 at 12:13

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answered Feb 18 '10 at 20:30

Thomas Kjørnes

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That answer is out of date. This is built into MVC 2. – Craig Stuntz Feb 18 '10 at 20:39

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Feb 21 '10 at 16:17

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Extract from form value and send request, call Html.HttpMethodOverride(HttpVerbs.Delete) in form.

answered Feb 21 '10 at 16:17

takepara

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score -3 · Answer 4 · answered Feb 18 '10 at 20:26

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If all you're doing is deleting an item with a certain ID, GET should suit your purposes: http://www.diffen.com/difference/Get_vs_Post

Just make sure you handle a case where someone tries to delete something that's already deleted

answered Feb 18 '10 at 20:26

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GET is a **bad** thing to do when your URLs manipulate some persistent store like a DB. What if a search engine followed it? – Mehrdad Afshari Feb 18 '10 at 20:27
No way for GET. Security risks. – mare Feb 18 '10 at 20:32

Should I use POST or DELETE verb in jQuery.ajax() function

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