IETF RFC 5789
PATCH Method for HTTP
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Organization: | IETF |
Publication Date: | 1 March 2010 |
Status: | active |
Page Count: | 10 |
scope:
Several applications extending the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) require a feature to do partial resource modification. The existing HTTP PUT method only allows a complete replacement of a document. This proposal adds a new HTTP method, PATCH, to modify an existing HTTP resource.
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IETF RFC 5789
March 1, 2010
PATCH Method for HTTP
Several applications extending the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) require a feature to do partial resource modification. The existing HTTP PUT method only allows a complete replacement of a...