What is the best way to design a HTTP request when somewhat complex parameters are needed?

Question

I have some web services that I am writing and I am trying to be as RESTful as possible. I am hosting these web services using a HTTPHandler running inside of IIS/ASP.NET/S

Answer 1

I recommend you to read the HTTP 1.1 specification, especially the sections 3.2 Uniform Resource Identifiers and 9.1.1 Safe Methods. Those will hopefully answer your question.

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Here’s some additional information:

• The Definitive Guide to GET vs POST
• URIs, Addressability, and the use of HTTP GET and POST