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 |
Access-Control-Allow-Methods
Access-Control-Allow-Methods
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
| Specification |
|---|
| Fetch Standard # http-access-control-allow-methods |
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
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/Access-Control-Allow-Methods