Safe Methods
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HTTP methods that do not modify server state. GET, HEAD, OPTIONS, and TRACE are considered safe methods. Browsers, crawlers, and proxies can freely make safe requests without concern for side effects. A safe method should only retrieve data, never create, update, or delete resources.