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Request: method property

The method read-only property of the Request interface contains the request's method (GET, POST, etc.)

Value

A String indicating the method of the request.

Examples

In the following snippet, we create a new request using the Request() constructor (for an image file in the same directory as the script), then save the method of the request in a variable:

js

const myRequest = new Request("flowers.jpg");
const myMethod = myRequest.method; // GET

Specifications

Browser compatibility

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method 40 14 39 No 27 10.1 40 40 39 27 10.3 4.0

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Request/method