| S.N. | Basis of Comparison | Get | Post |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purpose | The Get request is designed for getting data from the server. | The Post request is designed for sending the data to the server. |
| 2 | Post Mechanism | The request is sent via URL. | The request is sent via an HTTP request body. |
| 3 | Parameter Passing | The request parameters are transmitted as a query string appended to the request. | The request parameters are transmitted with the body of the request. |
| 4 | Default | It is the default method hence it implements automatically. | We need to specify manually. |
| 5 | Capacity | We can send limited data with the Get request. | We can send a large amount of data with the Post request. |
| 6 | Data Type | It always submits data as text. | We can send any type of data. |
| 7 | Security | The use of Get is safe because it is idempotent. | The use of Post unsafe because it is non-idempotent. |
| 8 | Visibility of Data | The data is visible to the user as it puts the data in the URL. | The data is not visible to the user as it puts the data in the message body. |
| 9 | Bookmark and Caching | The Get request can be bookmarked and caching. | The post request cannot be bookmarked and caching. |
| 10 | Efficiency | It is more efficient than post. | It is less efficient. |
| 11 | Example | Search is the best example of Get request. | Login is the best example of a Post request. |
