Name different types of HTTP requests

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Different types of HTTP requests are:

  1. GET: Used to retrieve data from a specified resource. It is a safe and idempotent request, meaning it should not have any side effects on the server.
// HTML code
<a href="https://example.com/api/users" target="_blank">GET Request</a>

  1. POST: Used to submit data to be processed to a specified resource. It is not idempotent, as multiple identical POST requests may have different effects on the server.
// HTML code
<form action="https://example.com/api/users" method="POST">
<input type="text" name="name" placeholder="Name">
<input type="email" name="email" placeholder="Email">
<button type="submit">Submit</button>
</form>

  1. PUT: Used to update a specified resource with new data. It is idempotent, meaning multiple identical PUT requests should have the same effect as a single request.
// HTML code
<form action="https://example.com/api/users/1" method="PUT">
<input type="text" name="name" placeholder="New Name">
<input type="email" name="email" placeholder="New Email">
<button type="submit">Update</button>
</form>

  1. DELETE: Used to delete a specified resource. It is idempotent, meaning multiple identical DELETE requests should have the same effect as a single request.
// HTML code
<form action="https://example.com/api/users/1" method="DELETE">
<button type="submit">Delete</button>
</form>

  1. PATCH: Used to partially update a specified resource with new data. It is not idempotent, as multiple identical PATCH requests may have different effects on the server.
// HTML code
<form action="https://example.com/api/users/1" method="PATCH">
<input type="text" name="name" placeholder="New Name">
<button type="submit">Update Name</button>
</form>

Note: The HTML code provided above is for demonstration purposes only and may require appropriate backend implementation to handle the requests.