RFC 2616 · DRAFT STANDARD · 1999

Hypertext Transfer Protocol -- HTTP/1.1

Overview

RFC 2616, “Hypertext Transfer Protocol -- HTTP/1.1”, is a Draft Standard document published in June 1999 by R. Fielding, J. Gettys, J. Mogul, H. Frystyk, L. Masinter, P. Leach, T. Berners-Lee. It obsoletes RFC 2068. It has since been updated by RFC 2817, RFC 5785, RFC 6266, RFC 6585. It has been obsoleted by RFC 7230, RFC 7231, RFC 7232, RFC 7233, RFC 7234, RFC 7235 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

HTTP has been in use by the World-Wide Web global information initiative since 1990. This specification defines the protocol referred to as "HTTP/1.1", and is an update to RFC 2068. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

Abstract as published in the RFC, via rfc-editor.org.

What “Draft Standard” means

A historical maturity level (retired in 2011) that sat between Proposed Standard and Internet Standard and required multiple interoperable implementations.

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Relationships to other RFCs
This RFC obsoletes
RFC 2068
Other RFCs from 1999

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