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.