AI engineering glossary · Web APIs HTTP

What is GET?

GET: The HTTP method used to fetch a representation of a resource without changing anything on the server. It carries no request body by convention, can be cached and is safe to repeat. Inputs go in the URL path or query string.

Level: beginnerTopic: Web APIs HTTP

GET: an example

GET /v1/models returns the list of available models as JSON.

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