Allow
The Allow
header lists the set of methods supported by a resource.
This header must be sent if the server responds with a 405
Method Not Allowed
status code to indicate which request methods can be used. An empty Allow
header indicates that the resource allows no request methods, which might occur temporarily for a given resource, for example.
Header type | Response header |
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Forbidden header name | no |
Syntax
Allow: <http-methods>
Directives
- <http-methods>
-
The comma-separated list of allowed HTTP request methods.
Examples
Allow: GET, POST, HEAD
Specifications
Specification | Title |
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RFC 7231, section 7.4.1: Allow | Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP/1.1): Semantics and Content |