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HTTP GET is a request method which should be used to retrieve data and should not change state of the server.

HTTP GET is a request method which should be used to retrieve data and should not change state of the server.

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HTTP GET with request body

I'm developing a new RESTful webservice for our application. When doing a GET on certain entities, clients can request the contents of the entity. If they want to add some parameters (for example sorting a list) they can add these parameters in the…
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HTTP GET request in JavaScript?

I need to do an HTTP GET request in JavaScript. What's the best way to do that? I need to do this in a Mac OS X dashcode widget.
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OS X: equivalent of Linux's wget

How can I do an HTTP GET from a Un*x shell script on a stock OS X system? (installing third-party software is not an option, for this has to run on a lot of different systems which I don't have control on). For example if I start the Mercurial…
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Are querystring parameters secure in HTTPS (HTTP + SSL)?

Do querystring parameters get encrypted in HTTPS when sent with a request?
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When do you use POST and when do you use GET?

From what I can gather, there are three categories: Never use GET and use POST Never use POST and use GET It doesn't matter which one you use. Am I correct in assuming those three cases? If so, what are some examples from each case?
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Why am I getting an OPTIONS request instead of a GET request?

it does an OPTIONS request to that URL, and then the…
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When submitting a GET form, the query string is removed from the action URL

Consider this form:
When submitting this GET form, the parameters a and b are disappearing. Is there a reason for that? Is there a…
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Cache an HTTP 'Get' service response in AngularJS?

I want to be able to create a custom AngularJS service that makes an HTTP 'Get' request when its data object is empty and populates the data object on success. The next time a call is made to this service, I would like to bypass the overhead of…
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Is there a limit to the length of a GET request?

Is there a limit to the length of a GET request?
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http HEAD vs GET performance

I am setting-up a REST web service that just need to answer YES or NO, as fast as possible. Designing a HEAD service seems the best way to do it but I would like to know if I will really gain some time versus doing a GET request. I suppose I gain…
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Is GET data also encrypted in HTTPS?

When you GET https://encrypted.google.com/search?q=%s Is the %s query encrypted? Or just the response? If it is not, why should Google serve its public content also with encryption?
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What 'sensitive information' could be disclosed when setting JsonRequestBehavior to AllowGet

I've been getting the same old error every time I test a new URL from my browser's address bar when I'm returning Json (using the built-in MVC JsonResult helper): This request has been blocked because sensitive information could be disclosed to…
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How to add parameters to a HTTP GET request in Android?

I have a HTTP GET request that I am attempting to send. I tried adding the parameters to this request by first creating a BasicHttpParams object and adding the parameters to that object, then calling setParams( basicHttpParms ) on my HttpGet object.…
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How to correctly use axios params with arrays

How to add indexes to array in query string? I tried send data like this: axios.get('/myController/myAction', { params: { storeIds: [1,2,3] }) And I got this…
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Is it wrong to return 202 "Accepted" in response to HTTP GET?

I have a set of resources whose representations are lazily created. The computation to construct these representations can take anywhere from a few milliseconds to a few hours, depending on server load, the specific resource, and the phase of the…
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