GET or POST when reading request body

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Should I use the GET or POST method when sending information to a server in the body of the HTTP request? There are no query parameters appended to the URL, the server will inspect the body of the request for what it needs.

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered May 17 '11 at 13:03

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GET extracts parameters from the request URL. POST extracts parameters from the request body.

So you need POST.

answered May 17 '11 at 13:03

BalusC

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score 0 · Answer 2 · edited May 17 '11 at 13:05

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A nice description and interesting discussion on the topic:

http://thinkvitamin.com/code/the-definitive-guide-to-get-vs-post/

edited May 17 '11 at 13:05

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answered May 17 '11 at 13:04

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered May 17 '11 at 13:06

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POST should be used if you are not planing on using the query string.

answered May 17 '11 at 13:06

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POST can still pass query string args. – AJ. May 17 '11 at 13:09
it can, but the browser will not generate the query string based on the form in a POST but will in a GET. – Rikal May 17 '11 at 13:20

GET or POST when reading request body

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