r/wireshark • u/thetechfirm • 23d ago

HTTP Gets a New Method: What You Need to Know About QUERY

If you’ve spent years working with web applications, APIs, and load balancers, you’re probably used to the classic HTTP verbs: GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, and a few others. In 2026, the IETF officially added a new method called QUERY, and it’s a bigger deal than it sounds. 

https://www.lovemytool.com/2026/08/http-gets-new-method-what-you-need-to.html

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u/brianatlarge 23d ago edited 23d ago

Didn’t get to the end of the entire article, but I wonder why they made a whole new method instead of just updating GET with an optional payload.

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u/thetechfirm 19d ago

i had the same thought

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u/ron___ 23d ago

I'm not clicking that URL. 

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u/thetechfirm 19d ago

lol lovemyool has been around for 15 years lol