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Asked: 2026-05-11T16:10:46+00:00

This problem relates to the Restlet framework and Java When a client wants to

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This problem relates to the Restlet framework and Java

When a client wants to discover the resources available on a server – they must send an HTTP request with OPTIONS as the request type. This is fine I guess for non human readable clients – i.e. in code rather than a browser.

The problem I see here is – browsers (human readable) using GET, will NOT be able to quickly discover the resources available to them and find out some extra help documentation etc – because they do not use OPTIONS as a request type.

Is there a way to make a browser send an OPTIONS/GET request so the server can fire back formatted XML to the client (as this is what happens in Restlet – i.e. the server response is to send all information back as XML), and display this in the browser?
Or have I got my thinking all wrong – i.e. the point of OPTIONS is that is meant to be used inside a client’s code and not meant to be read via a browser.

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  1. Editorial Team

    Use the TunnelService (which by default is already enabled) and simply add the method=OPTIONS query parameter to your URL.

    (The Restlet FAQ Q19 is a similar question.)

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