RFC 10008 on The HTTP QUERY Method

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        RFC 10008

        Title:      The HTTP QUERY Method
        Author:     J. Reschke,
                    J.M. Snell,
                    M. Bishop
        Status:     Proposed Standard
        Stream:     IETF
        Date:       June 2026
        Mailbox:    julian.reschke@gmx.de,
                    jasnell@gmail.com,
                    mbishop@evequefou.be
        Pages:      24


        I-D Tag:    draft-ietf-httpbis-safe-method-w-body-14

        URL:        https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc10008

        DOI:        10.17487/RFC10008

This specification defines the QUERY method for HTTP. A QUERY requests that the request target process the enclosed content in a safe and idempotent manner and then respond with the result of that processing. This is similar to POST requests, but QUERY requests can be automatically repeated or restarted without concern for partial state changes.

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