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Goat in toilet

Reputation: 45

What http verb to use to send JSON in body?

I have a UI in my webapp that allows users to build fairly complex charts where they can specify chart types, chart axes, ranges, and also specify multiple filters (which can be quite complex themselves). I've written the javascript (actually CoffeeScript) in a very OO style, so that the whole state of the chart configuration can be serialized to a very neat and tidy JSON document. When the user wants to render the graph, a request is made to the server with that JSON document in the request body, and the server then responds with another JSON document containing the actual data for the chart.

My question is, what HTTP verb should I be using for this request? I'm currently using POST as a GET request with a body feels wrong, but POST doesn't really fit. Any ideas would be helpful!

Upvotes: 0

Views: 762

Answers (1)

jenson-button-event
jenson-button-event

Reputation: 18941

What makes you feel POST does not fit?

As GET utilizes the querystring via a parameterized / key value pairing, adding the json as one qs value would not feel right to me, where as a POST feels absolutely the right choice.

Upvotes: 1

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