HTTP Methods possibly used include GET, POST, PUT and DELETE. The semantics of each method depends on whether the target URI is a collection or a single entity.

The HTTP Method Semantics for Collection URIs

GET List the entities in the collection.
POST Create a new entity in the collection. Entity ID is created by the server and returned as part of response.
PUT Not in use.
DELETE Not in use.

The HTTP Method Semantics for Single Entity URIs

GET Get the specified entity.
POST Not in use.
PUT Create a new entity with the specified ID or update an existing entity.
DELETE Delete the specified entity.

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