When to use POST vs get API?
When to use POST vs get API?
GET is used for viewing something, without changing it, while POST is used for changing something. For example, a search page should use GET to get data while a form that changes your password should use POST . Essentially GET is used to retrieve remote data, and POST is used to insert/update remote data.
Is POST always better than get?
GET is less secure compared to POST because data sent is part of the URL. So it’s saved in browser history and server logs in plaintext. POST is a little safer than GET because the parameters are not stored in browser history or in web server logs.
Which is best get or POST?
GET performs are better compared to POST because of the simple nature of appending the values in the URL. It has lower performance as compared to GET method because of time spent in including POST values in the HTTP body. This method supports only string data types.
Are POST requests secure?
Without SSL, a POST request is just as secure as a GET request. Sure, it may not show up in the URL, but it is not secure in any way.
Can we use POST method instead of GET?
So you need to pass the serialized data from the client and it is decided by the service developer. But in general terms GET is used when server returns some data to the client and have not any impact on server whereas POST is used to create some resource on server. So generally it should not be same.
Why POST method is more secure?
POST is more secure than GET for a couple of reasons. GET parameters are passed via URL. This means that parameters are stored in server logs, and browser history. When using GET, it makes it very easy to alter the data being submitted the the server as well, as it is right there in the address bar to play with.
Can we use POST instead of get in Web API?
Why POST method is not safe?
Since POST is not a idempotent method, calling it multiple times can result in wrong updates. What would happen if you sent out the POST request to the server, but you get a timeout.
Is GET request faster than POST?
GET is slightly faster because the values are sent in the header unlike the POST the values are sent in the request body, in the format that the content type specifies.
How do I protect my POST requests?
To secure a password or other confidential data you must use SSL or encrypt the data before you POST. Another option would be to use Digest Authentication with the browser (see RFC 2617). Remember that (home grown) encryption is not enough to prevent replay attacks, you must concatenate a nonce and other data (eg.