Definition and Usage

The method attribute specifies how to send form-data (the form-data is sent to the page specified in the action attribute).

The form-data can be sent as URL variables (with method="get") or as HTTP post transaction (with method="post").

Notes on GET:

• Appends form-data into the URL in name/value pairs
• The length of a URL is limited (about 3000 characters)
• Never use GET to send sensitive data! (will be visible in the URL)
• Useful for form submissions where a user want to bookmark the result
• GET is better for non-secure data, like query strings in Google

Notes on POST:

• Appends form-data inside the body of the HTTP request (data is not shown is in URL)
• Has no size limitations
• Form submissions with POST cannot be bookmarked

Applies to

The method attribute can be used on the following element:

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