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===== HTTP verbs/methods =====

**GET**

The HTTP GET method is used to retrieve (or read) a resource. In the success (or non-error) path, GET returns a representation in XML or JSON and typically an HTTP response code of 200 (OK). In an error case, it most often returns a 404 (NOT FOUND) or 400 (BAD REQUEST).

**PUT**

PUT is used for update capabilities, by doing a PUT to a known resource URI with the request body containing the updated representation of the original data/resource. On a successful update usually an HTTP response of 200 (or 204 if not returning any content in the body) is the return.

**POST **

The POST method is usually used for creation of new resources. On successful creation typically returns an HTTP status 201, or returning a location header with a link to the newly-created resource with a 201 HTTP status.

**DELETE**

DELETE is used to delete a resource identified by a URI.

On successful deletion usually returns an HTTP status 200 (OK) along with a response body or returns an HTTP status 204 (NO CONTENT) with no response body.