405 Method Not Allowed
The request method is known by the server but has been disabled and cannot be used.
Explanation
The 405 (Method Not Allowed) status code indicates that the method received in the request-line is known by the origin server but not supported by the target resource. The server MUST generate an Allow header field in a 405 response containing a list of the target resource's currently supported methods.
For example, a resource might support GET and HEAD methods, but not POST or PUT. If a client attempts to make a POST request to that resource, the server would return a 405 status code.
This status is commonly returned by RESTful APIs and indicates that the client needs to use a different HTTP method to perform the desired operation on the resource.
Example Response
HTTP/1.1 405 Method Not Allowed
Allow: GET, HEAD
Content-Type: application/json
{"error": "Method Not Allowed", "message": "This endpoint only supports GET and HEAD methods"}
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