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HTTP Gets New QUERY Method for Complex Searches
The HTTP specification now includes a QUERY method, allowing complex search requests to be sent with a body while remaining safe, idempotent, and cacheable. This eliminates the need to misuse POST for such operations. The method aims to improve API design and web performance.
Meridian48 take
This is a practical evolution of HTTP that addresses a long-standing design friction, but adoption will depend on browser and server support.
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