Use this function to use a custom HTTP method like HEAD
,
DELETE
, PATCH
, UPDATE
, or OPTIONS
. The default method is
GET
for requests without a body, and POST
for requests with a body.
Arguments
- req
A request.
- method
Custom HTTP method
Value
A modified HTTP request.
Examples
request("http://httpbin.org") %>% req_method("PATCH")
#> <httr2_request>
#> PATCH http://httpbin.org
#> Body: empty
request("http://httpbin.org") %>% req_method("PUT")
#> <httr2_request>
#> PUT http://httpbin.org
#> Body: empty
request("http://httpbin.org") %>% req_method("HEAD")
#> <httr2_request>
#> HEAD http://httpbin.org
#> Body: empty