Request

Noun · Development

Definitions

  1. A message sent from a client to a server asking it to perform an action — in HTTP, composed of a method (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, etc.), a URL, headers, and an optional body. Each request initiates a transaction that the server processes and responds to.

    In plain English: A message your browser or app sends to a server asking for data or telling it to do something.

    Example: "The POST request sends the form data as JSON in the body, and the server returns a 201 with the created resource."

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