https://www.abgeo.dev/tags/graphql/Recent content in GraphQL on ABGEO's Personal websiteHugoen-usTemuri Takalandze (ABGEO)Thu, 13 Aug 2026 22:45:24 +0400https://www.abgeo.dev/blog/http-query-method/Thu, 13 Aug 2026 20:48:39 +0400https://www.abgeo.dev/blog/http-query-method/<p>Have you done something like this?</p> <pre tabindex="0"><code>POST /api/orders/search HTTP/1.1 Host: api.example.com Content-Type: application/json { &#34;status&#34;: &#34;shipped&#34;, &#34;createdAfter&#34;: &#34;2026-01-01&#34;, &#34;customer&#34;: { &#34;country&#34;: &#34;GE&#34; }, &#34;sortBy&#34;: &#34;createdAt&#34;, &#34;limit&#34;: 50 } </code></pre><p>Most backend developers have. I&rsquo;ve seen it in dozens of production APIs. You need to filter, sort, and page through a resource, the filter shape is too complex for query parameters, so you reach for POST and call the endpoint <code>/search</code>. It works. It also lies about what the request does.</p>