ISSUE-27: Should the PATCH method be used, as opposed to POST with a given mime type?

patch-or-post

Should the PATCH method be used, as opposed to POST with a given mime type?

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Linked Data Platform Spec
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2012-11-02
Description:
What systems can support PATCH easily?

Tabulator uses POST but could change of course.
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  11. ISSUE-27: Should the PATCH method be used, as oppose t POST with a given mime type? What systems can support PATCH easily? (tabulator uses POST but could change of course) (from sysbot+tracker@w3.org on 2012-11-02)

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Slight cleanup of issue title and content.

Richard Cyganiak, 5 Nov 2012, 18:27:51

just to clarify: both POST and PATCH need "patch formats" properly identified by a media type to properly implement patch functionality. if we use PATCH, it will be easier to use media types to discover support of patch formats.

Erik Wilde, 12 Nov 2012, 15:25:10

Resolution: PATCH is the appropriate HTTP verb, and we don't have sufficient evidence for the easier implementability of POST.

See http://www.w3.org/2012/ldp/meeting/2013-03-13#resolution_8

Arnaud Le Hors, 14 Mar 2013, 04:14:43

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