GET is used to request a specified resource from server.

Some other notes on GET requests:

• GET have no body data
• GET requests can be cached
• GET requests remain in the browser history
• GET requests can be bookmarked
• GET requests should never be used when dealing with sensitive data
• GET requests have length restrictions
• GET requests are only used to request data (not modify)

POST is used to send data to a server to create/update a resource.

Some other notes on POST requests:

• POST have body data
• POST requests are never cached
• POST requests do not remain in the browser history
• POST requests cannot be bookmarked
• POST requests have no restrictions on data length