Draft HTTP Core Documents

This is the working area for the IETF HTTP Working Group's documents that define the HTTP protocol; see also our extensions repository. See our contribution guidelines for information about how to participate.

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Editors' Drafts Combined ToC

RFC723* Errata Status

HTTP Semantics

• Editors' Draft (xml)
• draft-ietf-httpbis-semantics
• FrankenDiff of RFC723x to semantics-12
• RFC7231 (plain text, tracker)
• Open Issues

HTTP Caching

• Editors' Draft (xml)
• draft-ietf-httpbis-cache
• FrankenDiff of RFC7234 to cache-12
• RFC7234 (plain text, tracker)
• Open Issues

HTTP/1.1 Message Syntax and Routing

• Editors' Draft (xml)
• draft-ietf-httpbis-messaging
• FrankenDiff of RFC723x to messaging-12
• RFC7230 (plain text, tracker)
• Open Issues

Obsolete Documents

HTTP Conditional Requests

• RFC7232 (plain text, tracker)
• Last Draft
• Merged into Semantics draft 01

HTTP Range Requests

• RFC7233 (plain text, tracker)
• Last Draft
• Merged into Semantics draft 01

HTTP Authentication

• RFC7235 (plain text, tracker)
• Last Draft
• Merged into Semantics draft 01