Can you explain what is meant by an HTTP GET request?

An HTTP GET request is one of the methods of the HTTP protocol used to request data from a server. In a GET request, the client (for example, a browser) requests a resource from the server at the specified URL, and the server returns data without changing its state.

Features of GET requests:

• Data is transmitted in the URL (in the query string after the ? sign).
• GET requests should be idempotent — repeated requests should not change the server's state.
• Usually used for retrieving pages, images, API data.

Example of a GET request:

GET /api/users?id=123 HTTP/1.1
Host: example.com

The server will respond with information about the user with id=123.