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fresh learner
fresh learner

Reputation: 467

Can HTTP/1.1 Body contain a string like "\r\n"?

I'm trying to implement HTTP/1.1 protocol using Socket in C language. I just want to know if the Body inside a request can contain strings like: "\r\n" i.e a CR LF.

Also, please let me know if there is a maximum limit to the number of characters inside the body.

Upvotes: 2

Views: 1408

Answers (2)

Remy Lebeau
Remy Lebeau

Reputation: 596307

Yes, the body can contain CRLFs. No, there is no limit to the length of the body. The body is arbitrary data, as far as HTTP is concerned. RFC 2616 Section 4.4 outlines how to determine the length of the body and how the body is transmitted. The Content-Type header determines how the body data is interpreted once received.

Upvotes: 5

Dietrich Epp
Dietrich Epp

Reputation: 213338

There are no limits to the size or content of the body in an HTTP request or response.

Upvotes: 6

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