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title: "API Monitoring - HTTP Request Methods"
slug: "api-monitoring-http-request-methods-1"
updated: 2023-01-06T15:50:01Z
published: 2023-01-06T15:50:00Z
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> ## Documentation Index
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# API Monitoring - HTTP Request Methods

## Overview

Catchpoint supports different methods in API monitoring. This article has information on how to implement requests by adding an extra parameter to the `open` verb, and pass along data parameters

## Methods Supported

**GET**

When the `open` verb is used, by default it performs a `GET`. This requests data from a specified resource.

*Syntax:* `open("http://www.domain.com")`

**HEAD**

This is the same as a `GET` request, but only transfers the header section of the request.

*Syntax: * `open("http://www.domain.com", "HEAD")`

**POST**

To change the method to perform a `POST`, add `SetNavigatePostData`. This submits data to be processed to a specified resource.

*Syntax:* `Open("http://www.domain.com")` `SetNavigatePostData("dataset")`

**Note: You can also pass the second parameter to the open verb, such as DELETE or PUT.**

**DELETE**

The `DELETE` method requests that the origin server delete the resource identified in the Request-URI. A successful response *should* be `200 (OK)` if the response includes an entity describing the status, `202 (Accepted)` if the action has not yet been enacted, or `204 (No Content)` if the action has been enacted but the response does not include an entity.

*Syntax:* `Open("http://www.domain.com", "DELETE")`

**PUT**

The `PUT` method requests that the included entity be stored under the supplied Request-URI. If the Request-URI refers to an already-existing resource, the included entity should be considered as a modified version of the one residing on the origin server, and should replace (update or modify) the existing resource. If the Request-URI does not point to an existing resource, and that URI is capable of being defined as a new resource by the requesting user agent, the origin server can create the resource with that URI. If a new resource is created, the origin server should inform the user agent via the `201 (Created)` response. If an existing resource is modified, either the `200 (OK)` or `204 (No Content)` response codes should be sent to indicate successful completion of the request. If the resource could not be created or modified with the Request-URI, an appropriate error response should be given that reflects the nature of the problem.

*Syntax:*

`Open("http://www.domain.com","PUT")` `SetNavigatePostData("dataset")`