Question

What are the core components of an HTTP request?

Answer 1

An HTTP request includes five key elements:

1. HTTP methods – Set of request methods to perform desired action for a given resource (GET, PUT, POST, DELETE)
2. Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) – Describes the resource
3. HTTP Version, (example- HTTP v1.1)
4. Request Headers, (example- Content-type : application/json, Content-Length : 511)
5. Payload – It is basically a Request Body which includes message content.