Understanding API Request Method

What is an API Request Method?

To pull API requests a protocol known as HTTP is used to pull and send the data. This is the same for when you’re making API requests or just surfing the web.

HTTP is known as the Hypertext Transfer Protocol. This enables different request methods to be used. Requests vary by what they can do with the data; from just retrieving data, adding to it, or deleting records entirely. 

Types of request (supported through Phlorin): 

GET: Fetch/retrieve data.

POST: Create data.

PUT: Replace an existing record.

PATCH: Update/add to an existing record.

DELETE: Remove existing records.