We are going to learn about HTTP methods today. We already used this in our old codes. But we are going learn about a bit today.
Http methods are kind of request we made to the server.
We are most going to use 4 for our system
- GET
- POST
- DELETE
- PUT
GET - This is for getting data from server
like - We can get a anime list from server
in express js we use app.get
for this type request.
POST - This method is for sending something to server.
Like - We can send form data to server
in express js we use app.post
to this type request.
DELETE - This method is delete something in server
Like - we can delete a anime from the list
in express js we use app.delete
to this type request.
PUT - This is for updating something
like - we can update an anime name, for mis-spell
in express js we use app.put
to this type request.
REST API use this http protocol to send data over computers.
So we already wrote REST API by using app.get
, app.post
, app.delete
& app.put
Did you learn something new today ?
You can see the graphical version here
Originally it published on nerdjfpbblog. You can connect with me in twitter or linkedin !
You can read the old posts from this series (below)

Day 1 — Introduction - Learning Node JS In 30 Days [Mini series]
Muhammad Ali (Nerdjfpb) ・ Dec 4 '19 ・ 1 min read

Day 2 - Install and Running Node on Window - Learning Node JS In 30 Days [Mini series]
Muhammad Ali (Nerdjfpb) ・ Dec 5 '19 ・ 1 min read

Day 3 - JavaScript Engine - Learning Node JS In 30 Days [Mini series]
Muhammad Ali (Nerdjfpb) ・ Dec 6 '19 ・ 2 min read

Day 4 - Window === Global ? - Learning Node JS In 30 Days [Mini series]
Muhammad Ali (Nerdjfpb) ・ Dec 7 '19 ・ 2 min read

Day 5 - Function Declarations vs. Function Expressions - Learning Node JS In 30 Days [Mini series]
Muhammad Ali (Nerdjfpb) ・ Dec 8 '19 ・ 1 min read

Day 6 - Require & Module - Learning Node JS In 30 Days [Mini series]
Muhammad Ali (Nerdjfpb) ・ Dec 9 '19 ・ 2 min read

Day 7 - More Modules - Learning Node JS In 30 Days [Mini series]
Muhammad Ali (Nerdjfpb) ・ Dec 10 '19 ・ 2 min read

Day 8 – Var vs Let vs Const -Learning Node JS In 30 Days [Mini series]
Muhammad Ali (Nerdjfpb) ・ Dec 11 '19 ・ 2 min read

Day 9 – Mastering EventEmitter - Learning Node JS In 30 Days [Mini series]
Muhammad Ali (Nerdjfpb) ・ Dec 14 '19 ・ 2 min read

Day 10 – Mastering EventEmitter - Learning Node JS In 30 Days [Mini series]
Muhammad Ali (Nerdjfpb) ・ Dec 14 '19 ・ 2 min read

Day 11 – Creating and Deleting Folders - Learning Node JS In 30 Days [Mini series]
Muhammad Ali (Nerdjfpb) ・ Dec 15 '19 ・ 2 min read

Day 12 – Creating own server - Learning Node JS In 30 Days [Mini series]
Muhammad Ali (Nerdjfpb) ・ Dec 15 '19 ・ 2 min read

Day 13 – Buffer & Stream - Learning Node JS In 30 Days [Mini series]
Muhammad Ali (Nerdjfpb) ・ Dec 16 '19 ・ 2 min read

Day 14 – Serving HTML Pages - Learning Node JS In 30 Days [Mini series]
Muhammad Ali (Nerdjfpb) ・ Dec 17 '19 ・ 2 min read

Day 15 – Sending JSON to Client - Learning Node JS In 30 Days [Mini series]
Muhammad Ali (Nerdjfpb) ・ Dec 18 '19 ・ 2 min read

Day 16 – Routing (Basic) - Learning Node JS In 30 Days [Mini series]
Muhammad Ali (Nerdjfpb) ・ Dec 19 '19 ・ 2 min read

Day 17 – NPM (Node Package Manager) - Learning Node JS In 30 Days [Mini series]
Muhammad Ali (Nerdjfpb) ・ Dec 20 '19 ・ 3 min read

Top comments (0)