HTTP PUT method
The HTTP PUT method requests creation or complete replacement of a resource representation at a specified target URI.
Django in Action
PUT is an HTTP method that requests creation or replacement of a resource representation at a specified URL.
- How it is used
- Updates REST resources by sending a complete object representation to an ID-based URL.
- How deep it goes
- Walks through a Django Ninja endpoint, payload schema, field loop, save operation, and PUT-versus-PATCH trade-off.
- Examples
- Uses `/api/song/42/` and a RiffMates venue endpoint that updates fields with `setattr()` and `save()`.
- What you can do after
- Build it from scratch as a Django Ninja endpoint that replaces an existing model object's submitted fields.
Building User-Friendly DSLs
An HTTP request method that replaces or creates the representation of a resource with request-provided content.
- How it is used
- Saves an edited AST from a DSL editor by replacing the persisted /contents representation.
- How deep it goes
- Implements client serialization and an Express handler, while deferring reliability and performance testing to later work.
- Examples
- Uses a Save button that sends a serialized Rental AST to /contents and verifies persistence by reload or file inspection.
- What you can do after
- Apply it via the Fetch API and Express to save a JSON-serialized AST resource.
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Pro ASP.NET Core 7, Tenth Edition
The HTTP PUT method requests replacement of a resource with the representation supplied by the client.
- How it is used
- Replaces a Product through an ASP.NET Core API action that updates the database.
- How deep it goes
- Shows request-body model binding and a runnable update test, while deferring detailed model binding and validation.
- Examples
- Tests a JSON replacement Product with PowerShell Invoke-RestMethod, then checks the products collection in a browser.
- What you can do after
- Apply it via ASP.NET Core MVC to receive a replacement Product and update the database.
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Building Web APIs with ASP.NET Core
PUT is an HTTP request method for replacing a resource or creating it when it does not exist.
- How it is used
- Frames resource replacement and creation decisions within REST API method design.
- How deep it goes
- Defines replacement, creation, and idempotence, then stops short of implementing a PUT endpoint.
- Examples
- Uses a board-game update with a LastModifiedDate timestamp to demonstrate why POST can replace PUT.
- What you can do after
- Evaluate whether an update is idempotent and select PUT or POST accordingly.
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The Design of Web APIs, Second Edition
PUT is the HTTP method for replacing a resource representation or creating it at a specified URI when permitted by the server.
- How it is used
- Maps resource updates, replacements, and selected creations to HTTP operations in REST API design.
- How deep it goes
- Explains replacement inputs, returned state, creation status, idempotency, PATCH trade-offs, and compatibility consequences.
- Examples
- Uses product catalog paths, complete product replacements, client-supplied identifiers, and transaction flags to contrast PUT with alternatives.
- What you can do after
- Build it from scratch by mapping resource operations, choosing PUT or PATCH, defining replacement inputs, and returning the updated state.
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Spring in Action, Sixth Edition
An HTTP PUT request sends a complete representation to a resource's URL, conventionally replacing the resource's existing representation.
- How it is used
- Uses complete client representations to replace server resources through REST controllers or RestTemplate clients.
- How deep it goes
- Explains replacement semantics, omitted properties, Spring mappings, request binding, persistence, and client serialization without covering framework internals.
- Examples
- Uses order replacement, order-address changes, TacoOrder controller code, and ingredient replacement through RestTemplate.
- What you can do after
- Apply it via Spring MVC or RestTemplate to send complete resource representations to URL endpoints.
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Learn Go with Pocket-Sized Projects
PUT is an HTTP request method conventionally used to create or fully replace the representation of a resource at a specified URI.
- How it is used
- Uses PUT to update an identified resource through an HTTP API endpoint.
- How deep it goes
- Defines update semantics, idempotence, paths, JSON bodies, and decoding errors, but does not detail storage internals.
- Examples
- Demonstrates PUT /games/123456 with a {"guess":"hello"} body and a Go handler decoding GuessRequest.
- What you can do after
- Apply it via Go's HTTP APIs to define, call, and validate an update endpoint carrying JSON.
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Acing the CCNA Exam: Volume 2 Advanced Networking and Security
PUT is an HTTP method that replaces a specified resource with supplied content and can also create a resource in some API designs.
- How it is used
- Uses PUT to update a resource in REST API exchanges and, where documented, to create a resource.
- How deep it goes
- Explains replacement semantics and the creation exception, but defers exact behavior to each API’s documentation.
- Examples
- Uses a CRUD comparison table to contrast PUT with POST, GET, PATCH, and DELETE.
- What you can do after
- Evaluate whether an API uses PUT for replacement or creation by consulting its documented method semantics.
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Related concepts
- HTTP methodkind of · An HTTP method is a standardized operation token in an HTTP request that specifies the intended action on a resource.
- PATCHcontrasts with · PATCH is an HTTP request method for applying partial modifications to a resource.
- request messagealternative to · An HTTP request is a message sent by a client to a server that specifies a method and target and may include headers and a body.
- CRUDused by · CRUD is the set of data-management operations for creating, reading, updating, and deleting records or resources.
- Elasticsearch indexproduces · An Elasticsearch index is a named, searchable collection of documents organized for querying and distributed across storage shards and replicas.
- HTTPpart of · HTTP is a standardized application-layer protocol that defines request-and-response messages for transferring resource representations between networked systems.
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