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What other HTTP methods are there (besides the main ones)?
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In addition to the main HTTP methods (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE), there are others that are less frequently used but important:
- HEAD — requests only the response headers without the body, useful for checking the existence of a resource or obtaining metadata.
- OPTIONS — returns the methods supported by the server for a specific resource, often used for CORS.
- PATCH — partially updates a resource, unlike PUT which replaces the entire resource.
- TRACE — returns the request as received by the server, used for diagnostics.
- CONNECT — establishes a tunnel to the server, often used for HTTPS through a proxy.
Example of using PATCH to update part of the data:
PATCH /users/123 HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/json
{"email": "newemail@example.com"}