# Request

What the client sends: method, URL, headers and an optional body.

## What is **Request**?

An HTTP **request** is what the client sends: a method (GET, POST...), a URL, headers, and sometimes a body.

```text
POST /orders HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/json

{ "productId": 7, "quantity": 2 }
```

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Updated: September 27, 2026

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