What would the difference be? Example Match: match ‘photos/show’ => ‘photos#show’ Example Get: get

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Asked: May 24, 20262026-05-24T17:45:16+00:00 2026-05-24T17:45:16+00:00

What would the difference be?

Example Match:
match 'photos/show' => 'photos#show'

Example Get:
get 'photos/show'

Wouldn’t both make it possible to reach the photos/show URL and also use the show action in the photos controller?

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Editorial Team · Answer 1 · 2026-05-24T17:45:17+00:00

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match matches any http method/verb, while get matches only http method/verb GET.

Following two are equivalent:

match "/signup" => "users#new", :via => [:get]
get   "/signup" => "users#new"

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