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Asked: 2026-05-21T22:42:10+00:00

I’m working on a REST server. I have an order RESOURCE. From my understanding

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I’m working on a REST server. I have an order RESOURCE.

From my understanding the PUT verb should create a new order based on the URL. My question is: How can this work if the resource is new and you don’t know the ID of the new order?

I know the debate about POST vs PUT, but I’m quoting the w3 specs for PUT http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec9.html

“If the Request-URI does not point to an existing resource, and that URI is capable of being defined as a new resource by the requesting user agent, the origin server can create the resource with that URI”

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  1. Editorial Team

    In RESTful APIs, PUT is typically used to update a resource or create one if it doesn’t exist at the specified URL (i.e. the client provides the id). If the server generates the id, RESTful APIs typically use a POST to create new resources. In the latter scenario, the generated id/url is usually returned or specified in a redirect.

    Example: POST /orders/

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