HTTP PATCH Method

Information about the HTTP PATCH method.

HTTP PATCH

Partially update a resource. This is similar to a PUT, but only for part of the resource instead of the whole.

Request Body

Data in a request body should be sent.

Response Body

A response body will be returned with a successful response.

Cache

The response cannot be cached.

Example

PATCH / HTTP/1.1
PATCH /a-url/?search=cat HTTP/1.1

Reference

https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5789