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An HTTP request is a message the browser sends to ask the server for data or to perform an action.
HTTP Request-Response Cycle Explained
What is an HTTP request?
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An HTTP response is the server's reply containing a status code, headers, and often a body with data or HTML.
GET is used to read data, while POST is used to submit data or create a new resource.
They tell the frontend what happened so it can render the right UI state and handle failures correctly.
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