Is it possible to determine the type of interaction based on the URL?

It is not possible to determine the exact type of interaction (such as GET, POST, PUT, etc.) by URL alone, because a URL is the address of a resource, and the HTTP method indicates how the client interacts with that resource.

However, the structure of the URL can suggest the type of operation:

• If the URL contains query parameters, it is often a GET request.
• If the URL points to a resource without parameters, it might be a request to retrieve or delete.

But to accurately determine the type of interaction, you need to look at the HTTP method sent along with the request, not just the URL.

For example, in Java with servlets, you can get the method like this:

String method = request.getMethod(); // GET, POST, PUT, etc.

In conclusion, the URL itself does not contain information about the type of interaction; for that, the HTTP method is needed.