HTTP - Fetch (Request/Response) - Transfer
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About
HTTP got it in its name HyperText transfer protocol is a transfer protocol also known as fetch.
This article explains how a transfer of a resource happens via HTTP.
Steps
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- the body contains the content of the resources
- the content type contains the type of resource (ie HTML, image, …)
- and more.
- the user-agent (browser, application) can then:
- and/or saved it as file
By entering an URL in your browser, you are doing a get request and most of the time, the resource returned is an HTML page but you can get all type of resource (image, pdf, …)