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> — [Alfred North Whitehead][cite], An Introduction to Mathematics (1911) > — [Alfred North Whitehead][cite], An Introduction to Mathematics (1911)
API may stand for Application *Programming* Interface, but humans have to be able to read the APIs, too; someone has to do the programming. Django REST Framework supports generating human-friendly HTML output for each resource when the `HTML` format is requested. These pages allow for easy browsing of resources, as well as forms for submitting data to the resources using `POST`, `PUT`, `PATCH` and `DELETE`. API may stand for Application *Programming* Interface, but humans have to be able to read the APIs, too; someone has to do the programming. Django REST Framework supports generating human-friendly HTML output for each resource when the `HTML` format is requested. These pages allow for easy browsing of resources, as well as forms for submitting data to the resources using `POST`, `PUT`, and `DELETE`.
## URLs ## URLs
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* `name` : The name of the resource * `name` : The name of the resource
* `post_form` : A form instance for use by the POST form (if allowed) * `post_form` : A form instance for use by the POST form (if allowed)
* `put_form` : A form instance for use by the PUT form (if allowed) * `put_form` : A form instance for use by the PUT form (if allowed)
* `patch_form` : A form instance for use by the PATCH form (if allowed)
* `request` : The request object * `request` : The request object
* `response` : The response object * `response` : The response object
* `version` : The version of Django REST Framework * `version` : The version of Django REST Framework

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# Browser enhancements # Browser enhancements
> "There are two noncontroversial uses for overloaded POST. The first is to *simulate* HTTP's uniform interface for clients like web browsers that don't support PUT, PATCH or DELETE" > "There are two noncontroversial uses for overloaded POST. The first is to *simulate* HTTP's uniform interface for clients like web browsers that don't support PUT or DELETE"
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> — [RESTful Web Services][cite], Leonard Richardson & Sam Ruby. > — [RESTful Web Services][cite], Leonard Richardson & Sam Ruby.
## Browser based PUT, PATCH, DELETE, etc... ## Browser based PUT, DELETE, etc...
REST framework supports browser-based `PUT`, `PATCH`, `DELETE` and other methods, by REST framework supports browser-based `PUT`, `DELETE` and other methods, by
overloading `POST` requests using a hidden form field. overloading `POST` requests using a hidden form field.
Note that this is the same strategy as is used in [Ruby on Rails][rails]. Note that this is the same strategy as is used in [Ruby on Rails][rails].
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This is a more concise than using the `accept` override, but it also gives This is a more concise than using the `accept` override, but it also gives
you less control. (For example you can't specify any media type parameters) you less control. (For example you can't specify any media type parameters)
## Doesn't HTML5 support PUT, PATCH and DELETE forms? ## Doesn't HTML5 support PUT and DELETE forms?
Nope. It was at one point intended to support `PUT` and `DELETE` forms, but Nope. It was at one point intended to support `PUT` and `DELETE` forms, but
was later [dropped from the spec][html5]. There remains was later [dropped from the spec][html5]. There remains