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Use this dialog box to select the following HTTP methods you want to include in or exclude from your analysis:

  • GET
    A request method that returns whatever information is identified by the request URI. This is the most common request method. For example, if the request asks for a file on a server, the contents of the file are returned.

  • POST
    An HTTP request that sends a block of data that must be handled by the URI in the request. Both the client and server must understand the format of the data being sent for the request to be successful. The most common use of the POST method is with HTML form data that is sent to a server, where it will be processed by CGI scripts.

  • PUT
    Similar to the POST method, only the URI in the request has a different function. In the PUT request method, the URI identifies the resource for which the block of data enclosed with the request is intended.

  • HEAD
    A request method much like the GET method, except that instead of returning the information identified by the request URI, it returns only the response headers of the HTTP request. This method can be used for obtaining meta-information about the resource identified by the Request-URI without transferring the information itself. For example, if the request asks for a file on a server, the file name may be returned, rather than the contents of the file.

  • UNKNOWN
    Any HTTP request method that is not a GET, POST, PUT, or HEAD method.
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