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httr2 (version 1.0.5)

req_method: Set HTTP method in request

Description

Use this function to use a custom HTTP method like HEAD, DELETE, PATCH, UPDATE, or OPTIONS. The default method is GET for requests without a body, and POST for requests with a body.

Usage

req_method(req, method)

Value

A modified HTTP request.

Arguments

req

A httr2 request object.

method

Custom HTTP method

Examples

Run this code
request(example_url()) |> req_method("PATCH")
request(example_url()) |> req_method("PUT")
request(example_url()) |> req_method("HEAD")

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