HTTP Requests

GET vs POST Requests

• The Requests themselves are similar

There is one major difference:

• GET gets data from the server

  • Example: Hey server... get me some data

• While POST sends data to the server

  • Example: Hey server... here is some data, do what you need with it

  • You would use POST to create things on remote server via API (or other)

Example: You want to create a Facebook status update

• You would send the TITLE

• CONTENT

• etc....

This is done via a POST Request