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Request.method

The method read-only property of the Request interface contains the request's method (GET, POST, etc.)

Syntax

var myMethod = request.method;

Value

A ByteString indicating the method of the request.

Example

In the following snippet, we create a new request using the Request.Request() constructor (for an image file in the same directory as the script), then save the method of the request in a variable:

var myRequest = new Request('flowers.jpg');
var myMethod = myRequest.method; // GET

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
Fetch The definition of 'method' in that specification.	Living Standard	Initial definition

Browser compatibilityUpdate compatibility data on GitHub

	Desktop
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari
Basic support	42 42 41 Disabled Disabled From version 41: this feature is behind the `Experimental Web Platform Features` preference. To change preferences in Chrome, visit chrome://flags.	Yes	39 39 34 Disabled Disabled From version 34: this feature is behind the `dom.fetch.enabled` preference. To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.	No	29 29 28 Disabled Disabled From version 28: this feature is behind the `Experimental Web Platform Features` preference.	No