API Methods

Method	Summary	CRUD	Accepts Request Body	Idempotent	Safe
GET	To fetch a single resource or group of resources	Read	No	Yes	Yes
PUT	To update an entire resource in one go	Update	Yes	Yes	No
POST	To create a new resource	Create	Yes	No	No
PATCH	To partially update a resource	Update	Yes	No	No
DELETE	To delete a resource	Delete	No	Yes	No
OPTIONS	To get information on permitted operations	Read	No	Yes	Yes
HEAD	To get metadata of the endpoint	Read	No	Yes	Yes
TRACE	For diagnosing purposes	Read	No	Yes	Yes
CONNECT	To make the two-way connection between the client and the resource	-	No	No	No

Method Details:

GET:
- The GET method is used to retrieve data from a specified resource.
POST:
- The POST method is used to submit data to be processed to a specified resource.
PUT:
- The PUT method is used to update a specified resource with new data.
PATCH:
- The PATCH method is used to apply partial modifications to a resource.
DELETE:
- The DELETE method is used to delete a specified resource.
OPTIONS:
- The OPTIONS method is used to describe the communication options for the target resource.
HEAD:
- The HEAD method is similar to the GET method, but it only retrieves the headers of the response without the body.
TRACE:
- The TRACE method is used to test the connectivity between the client and the server.
CONNECT:
- The CONNECT method is used to establish a tunnel to the server using a proxy.