# HTTP Semantics

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/rest/http-semantics/  
**Provider:** REST — https://apis.io/providers/rest/  
**Documentation:** https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9110

HTTP Semantics is one of 4 APIs that [REST](https://apis.io/providers/rest/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include HTTP, RFC, Semantics, and Standards.

RFC 9110 defines the semantics of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), the foundation of the World Wide Web and RESTful API communication, including methods, status codes, headers, and content negotiation.

## Machine-readable artifacts (1)

- **Specification** — https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9110

## Other REST APIs (3)

- [REST Architectural Style](https://apis.io/apis/rest/rest-architectural-style/)
- [OpenAPI Specification](https://apis.io/apis/rest/openapi-specification/)
- [JSON:API](https://apis.io/apis/rest/json-api/)

## Tags

HTTP, RFC, Semantics, Standards

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