What is HTTP? Meaning and example

What is HTTP?

HTTP (also called Hypertext Transfer Protocol): The Hypertext Transfer Protocol is the set of rules a client and a server follow to exchange messages on the web. The client sends a request naming what it wants, and the server sends back a response. Almost every website and web API runs on it, so it is the base skill for calling any AI model over the internet.

Level: beginnerTopic: Web APIs HTTP

HTTP: an example

Your browser opens a Flipkart product page by sending a request line 'GET /product/123' and receiving an HTML page in the response.

Related terms

HTTP request
HTTP response
HTTPS
Status code

More Web APIs HTTP terms

HTTP header
HTTP method
HTTP request
HTTP response
HTTP/2
HTTPS
Idempotency key
Jitter

Where you learn it

HTTP is part of the AI Engineering Program, which teaches it with notes, a hands-on lab and an exam. The first lesson is free.