What is an HTTP request method

The Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) enables communications between clients and servers.

HTTP works as a request-response protocol between a client and server. A web browser may be the client, and an application on a computer that hosts a web site may be the server.

Example: When loading a website from your browser a GET request is executed. Then the server returns a response to the client. The response contains status information about the request and may also contain the requested content.

GET HTTP Method

The GET method requests a representation of the specified resource. Requests using GET should only retrieve data.

HEAD HTTP Method

The HEAD method asks for a response identical to that of a GET request, but without the response body.

POST HTTP Method

The POST method is used to submit an entity to the specified resource, often causing a change in state or side effects on the server.

PUT HTTP Method

The PUT method replaces all current representations of the target resource with the request payload.

DELETE HTTP Method

The DELETE method deletes the specified resource.

CONNECT HTTP Method

The CONNECT method establishes a tunnel to the server identified by the target resource.

OPTIONS HTTP Method

The OPTIONS method is used to describe the communication options for the target resource.

TRACE HTTP Method

The TRACE method performs a message loop-back test along the path to the target resource.

PATCH HTTP Method

The PATCH method is used to apply partial modifications to a resource.

HTTP Method in Load Tests

By default, we set the request method to GET (this is the request done when you load a website in a browser), but you can also check other request as per your test scenario.