This specification defines the QUERY method for HTTP. A QUERY requests that the request target process the enclosed content in a safe and idempotent manner and then respond with the result of that processing. This is similar to POST requests but can be automatically repeated or restarted without concern for partial state changes.
    • The_Decryptor@aussie.zoneEnglish
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      18 hours ago

      Backwards compatibility, it’s never been valid to send a body with a GET, and software does enforce that (to varying levels)

      It’s easier to create a new verb with the wanted semantics, than to change an existing one.

    • GreenKnight23@lemmy.world
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      21 hours ago

      you can still send a body with a get, it’s just up to the server to accept and parse it.

      I suppose you could use a proxy like nginx or apache and rewrite the body to params, but that’s not really what GETs are for.