1 min read 28 words Updated Oct 03, 2026 Created Oct 03, 2026

For HTTP APIs

The need for idempotency often occurs in HTTP APIs such as REST APIs.

A great guide: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Glossary/Idempotent

There is an experimental idempotency header: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Reference/Headers/Idempotency-Key