RFC 9112 · INTERNET STANDARD · 2022

HTTP/1.1

Overview

RFC 9112, “HTTP/1.1”, is an Internet Standard document published in June 2022 by R. Fielding, M. Nottingham, J. Reschke. It obsoletes RFC 7230. It has since been updated by RFC 9931. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

The Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is a stateless application-level protocol for distributed, collaborative, hypertext information systems. This document specifies the HTTP/1.1 message syntax, message parsing, connection management, and related security concerns.

This document obsoletes portions of RFC 7230.

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

What “Internet Standard” means

A mature, widely-implemented specification that has completed the full IETF standards process — the highest maturity level on the standards track.

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Relationships to other RFCs
This RFC obsoletes
RFC 7230
Updated by
RFC 9931
Other RFCs from 2022

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