Access-Control-Allow-Methods
Access-Control-Allow-Methods
The Access-Control-Allow-Methods response header specifies one or more methods allowed when accessing a resource in response to a preflight request.
| Header type | Response header |
|---|---|
| Forbidden header name | no |
Syntax
Access-Control-Allow-Methods: <method>, <method>, ... Access-Control-Allow-Methods: *
Directives
- <method>
-
A comma-delimited list of the allowed HTTP request methods.
-
*(wildcard) -
The value "
*" only counts as a special wildcard value for requests without credentials (requests without HTTP cookies or HTTP authentication information). In requests with credentials, it is treated as the literal method name "*" without special semantics.
Examples
Access-Control-Allow-Methods: POST, GET, OPTIONS Access-Control-Allow-Methods: *
Specifications
Browser compatibility
| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
Access-Control-Allow-Methods |
4 |
12 |
3.5 |
10 |
12 |
4 |
2 |
Yes |
4 |
12 |
3.2 |
Yes |
wildcard |
63 |
79 |
69 |
No |
50 |
No |
63 |
63 |
No |
46 |
No |
8.2 |
See also
Access-Control-Allow-OriginAccess-Control-Expose-HeadersAccess-Control-Allow-HeadersAccess-Control-Request-Method
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/Access-Control-Allow-Methods