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PUT

The HTTP PUT request method creates a new resource or replaces a representation of the target resource with the request payload.

The difference between PUT and POST is that PUT is idempotent: calling it once or several times successively has the same effect (that is no side effect), where successive identical POST may have additional effects, like passing an order several times.

Request has body Yes
Successful response has body No
Safe No
Idempotent Yes
Cacheable No
Allowed in HTML forms No

Syntax

PUT /new.html HTTP/1.1 

Example

Request

PUT /new.html HTTP/1.1
Host: example.com
Content-type: text/html
Content-length: 16

<p>New File</p>

Responses

If the target resource does not have a current representation and the PUT request successfully creates one, then the origin server must inform the user agent by sending a 201 (Created) response.

HTTP/1.1 201 Created
Content-Location: /new.html

If the target resource does have a current representation and that representation is successfully modified in accordance with the state of the enclosed representation, then the origin server must send either a 200 (OK) or a 204 (No Content) response to indicate successful completion of the request.

HTTP/1.1 204 No Content
Content-Location: /existing.html

Specifications

Specification Title
RFC 7231, section 4.3.4: PUT Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP/1.1): Semantics and Content

Browser compatibilityUpdate compatibility data on GitHub

Desktop
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari
Basic support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Mobile
Android webview Chrome for Android Edge Mobile Firefox for Android Opera for Android iOS Safari Samsung Internet
Basic support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Methods/PUT