aid: http
name: HTTP
description: >-
  HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) is the foundation-level protocol for
  data communication on the World Wide Web, defining how messages are formatted
  and transmitted between clients and servers. It operates as a request-response
  protocol enabling browsers, APIs, and other clients to interact with web
  servers using standard methods like GET, POST, PUT, and DELETE.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/http/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
  - Networking
  - Protocol
  - Standards
  - Web
created: '2025'
modified: '2026-04-28'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis: []
common:
  - type: GitHubOrganization
    url: https://github.com/httpwg
  - type: Website
    url: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP
  - type: Reference
    url: https://httpwg.org/specs/
  - type: JSONLDContext
    url: json-ld/http-context.jsonld
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/http-request.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/http-response.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/http-problem-details.json
  - type: Rules
    url: rules/http-rules.yml
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com