RFC 2616
Hypertext Transfer Protocol -- HTTP/1.1, June 1999
- File formats:
- Status:
- DRAFT STANDARD
- Obsoletes:
- RFC 2068
- Obsoleted by:
- RFC 7230, RFC 7231, RFC 7232, RFC 7233, RFC 7234, RFC 7235
- Updated by:
- RFC 2817, RFC 5785, RFC 6266, RFC 6585
- Authors:
- R. Fielding
J. Gettys
J. Mogul
H. Frystyk
L. Masinter
P. Leach
T. Berners-Lee - Stream:
- IETF
- Source:
- http (app)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC2616
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Abstract
HTTP has been in use by the World-Wide Web global information initiative since 1990. This specification defines the protocol referred to as "HTTP/1.1", and is an update to RFC 2068. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
For the definition of Status, see RFC 2026.
For the definition of Stream, see RFC 8729.