REST URLs and HTTP Verbs Explained: GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, HEAD, PATCH

Did you know that there are almost 40 HTTP verbs? That's 40 HTTP methods RESTful web developers have at their disposal when they build APIs for their microservices and web services.

However, there are really only 9, maybe 10, HTTP methods defined in the HTTP specification, and of those, RESTful API developers typically only commonly use 5 HTTP verbs, namely:

- GET
- POST
- PUT
- DELETE
- PATCH

In this video that explains HTTP verbs in detail, we'll also cover:

- TRACE
- OPTIONS
- HEAD
-CONNECT

We even mention the HTTP PRI method, but we don't go too in depth into it.

Anyways, if you're curious about how the HTTP verbs work, and which HTTP methods you should use in your RESTful APIs, this quick HTTP methods tutorial will explain it all to you.

0:00 40 HTTP Verbs?
0:20 Hello from Cameron
0:40 HTTP 1.0
1:00 HTTP GET, POST and HEAD
2:30 CONNECT, TRACE, OPTIONS
3:15 HTTP DELETE
5:50 HTTP PATCH Verb
8:30 Definition of Idempotent
10:00 SAFE HTTP Verbs
12:20 HTTP Verbs Summary
12:45 Java JPA Book
13:05 Scrum Master Book

[cameronmcnz]

Here's a full tutorial on Http Verbs and Http Methods I did over at TheServerSide: