The document explains the structure and components of an HTTP request, including the method (GET, POST, PATCH, DELETE), URL (scheme, domain, path, parameters), headers (authorization and content-type), and body content for different request types. It clarifies that GET requests typically do not have a body, while POST and PATCH requests do. Overall, it emphasizes how headers and body are essential for sending data to the server.

1. HTTPrequests
Method, URL, Headers, Body

2. What'sinanHTTPrequest?
URL
Method
Body
Headers
AURL,amethod,abodyandheaders

3. URL
TheURLiscomposedofascheme,adomain,apathand(optional)parameters
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/search?q=URL+parameter
Scheme Domain Path Parameters

4. Method
Commonmethods
Themethod(orverb)istheactionyouwanttoperform
• GET= Iwanttoreadsomething
• POST=Iwanttocreatesomething
• PATCH=Iwanttoupdatesomething
• DELETE= Iwanttodeletesomething

5. Headers
What'sintheheaders
• Authorizationparameters:telltheserverwhoyouareandgivetheright
"password"
• Content-type:telltheserverwhatformat/typeofdatayouaresending
them
Headersandbodyareusedtosenddatatotheserver

6. Body
What'sinthebody
• Nobodywhenyouaremaking GET requests
• Bodyfora POST or PATCH request(contenttoupdate/create)
• Inmostcases,thiswillbeaJSON
Headersandbodyareusedtosenddatatotheserver