GET vs POST #4
Description
GET is used to request a specified resource from server.
Some other notes on GET requests:
- GET have no body data
- GET requests can be cached
- GET requests remain in the browser history
- GET requests can be bookmarked
- GET requests should never be used when dealing with sensitive data
- GET requests have length restrictions
- GET requests are only used to request data (not modify)
POST is used to send data to a server to create/update a resource.
Some other notes on POST requests:
- POST have body data
- POST requests are never cached
- POST requests do not remain in the browser history
- POST requests cannot be bookmarked
- POST requests have no restrictions on data length