curl: Curl is a command line application that can send HTTP requests (like the browser, but with more options).
curl localhost:1901 --verbose shows everything + Setup before HTTP, such as DNS and TCP/IP, Request sent to server, Response sent from server.
curl localhost:1901 --verbose --request + ....
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OPTIONS: to find out which HTTP methods ones are supported for a resource (shows only the header, no data is sent back from the server). -
DELETE: used to remove things, but API does not support removing. (405 Method Not Allowed) -
HEAD: is like GET, but tells the server not to send any data back (so without the body). Checking if something exists. -
POST --data '{}': is used to add something to a resource. -
PUT: is used to place a resource somewhere, whether it already exists or not. -
PATCH: change only a few things. -
GET --header 'Accept: application/xml': asking for XML
| Status | A: server |
|---|---|
| Information | 1** |
| Sucess | 2** |
| Redirect | 3** |
| Client error | 4** |
| Server error | 5** |
201 Created Success code for new resources
400 Bad Request
401 Unauthorized Means that the thing you wanted to do may be possible, but only if you are authorized to do so.
404 Page Not Found
405 Method Not Allowed
410 Gone There used to be something there, but it no longer exists.
422 Unprocessable Entity Request was valid but there is something wrong with the data being sent to the server.