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Access-Control-Allow-Methods

The Access-Control-Allow-Methods response header specifies the method or methods allowed when accessing the resource in response to a preflight request.

Header type Response header
Forbidden header name no

Syntax

Access-Control-Allow-Methods: <method>, <method>, ...

Directives

<method>
Comma-delimited list of the allowed HTTP request methods.

Examples

Access-Control-Allow-Methods: POST, GET, OPTIONS

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
Fetch
The definition of 'Access-Control-Allow-Methods' in that specification.		 Living Standard Initial definition

Browser compatibilityUpdate compatibility data on GitHub

Desktop
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari
Basic support 4 12 3.5 10 12 4
Mobile
Android webview Chrome for Android Edge Mobile Firefox for Android Opera for Android iOS Safari Samsung Internet
Basic support 2 Yes Yes 4 12 3.2 Yes

Compatibility notes

  • The wildcard value (*) that is mentioned in the latest specification, is not yet implemented in browsers:

See also

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