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HTTP Methods: Use 405 when appropriate

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Use 405 (Method Not Allowed) instead of 404 (Not Found) when a
resource exists at the given locator but does not support the specified
method (e.g. PUT, PATCH, DELETE on a collection).
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Mark Fulton
2017-05-07 06:55:26 -05:00
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<tr>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>Update/Replace</td>
<td>404 (Not Found), unless you want to update/replace every resource in the entire collection.</td>
<td>405 (Method Not Allowed), unless you want to update/replace every resource in the entire collection.</td>
<td>200 (OK) or 204 (No Content). 404 (Not Found), if ID not found or invalid.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>PATCH</td>
<td>Update/Modify</td>
<td>404 (Not Found), unless you want to modify the collection itself.</td>
<td>405 (Method Not Allowed), unless you want to modify the collection itself.</td>
<td>200 (OK) or 204 (No Content). 404 (Not Found), if ID not found or invalid.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>DELETE</td>
<td>Delete</td>
<td>404 (Not Found), unless you want to delete the whole collection—not often desirable.</td>
<td>405 (Method Not Allowed), unless you want to delete the whole collection—not often desirable.</td>
<td>200 (OK). 404 (Not Found), if ID not found or invalid.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>