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title: "When should developers use the HTTP QUERY method instead of GET or POST in REST APIs?"  
description: "When should developers use the HTTP QUERY method instead of GET or POST in REST APIs?"  
author: "Anubhav Sharma"  
published: 2026-07-12  
updated: 2026-07-12  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/116947/when-should-developers-use-the-http-query-method-instead-of-get-or-post-in-rest-apis  
category: "programming"  
tags: ["https", "api", "web development"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# When should developers use the HTTP QUERY method instead of GET or POST in REST APIs?

## When should developers use the HTTP QUERY method instead of GET or POST in REST APIs?


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