OPTIONS Registered Safe Idempotent
Verified 2026-09-18 · registry updated 2026-06-17

OPTIONS

Describes communication options for a target resource or server.

Use OPTIONS for capability discovery and CORS preflight handling.

httpmethodscors

Reference (http)

OPTIONS /api HTTP/1.1
Origin: https://app.example.com

Use OPTIONS for capability discovery and CORS preflight handling.

Common mistakes

  • Treating an OPTIONS response as authorization to perform an action.

Registry reference: rfc9110

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