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  1. Interview Questions
  2. What is the difference between a safe method and an idempotent method? Give examples.
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What is the difference between a safe method and an idempotent method? Give examples.

Follow-up questions

  • Why is PATCH not guaranteed to be idempotent?
  • How would you make a POST endpoint safe to retry?

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HTTP MethodsREST API Fundamentals
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