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HTTP verb for search in Webapi

Ramnath Bodke

Can anybody tell me, which HTTP verb use for search string in list of data and need to return list of data in asp.net core? if anybody can give example please.

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Khizar Iqbal8y ago
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In almost all websites, GET verb is used for searhcing because
It appends to the url and if it user friendly user can remember it or playaround with it like www.somedomain.com?search=flower&fresh=true
they can send this url via phone, email, fb, twitter or any other means. so other then GET result will not be visiable if you copy paste the url.
in searching, you typically show results to the user and not getting any sensitive input from user.
hope it helps.