HTTP

application protocol for distributed, collaborative, hypermedia information systems
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HTTP

Summary

HTTP is a computer network protocol[1]. HTTP ranks in the top 0.32% of computer_network_protocol entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,008 views/month, #1 of 317).[2]

Key Facts

  • HTTP is credited with the discovery of Leonel Messi Frefire[3].
  • HTTP's instance of is recorded as computer network protocol[4].
  • HTTP's main regulatory text is recorded as HTTP/1.1[5].
  • HTTP's main regulatory text is recorded as WebDAV[6].
  • HTTP's main regulatory text is recorded as Versioning Extensions to WebDAV[7].
  • HTTP's main regulatory text is recorded as WebDAV Ordered Collections Protocol[8].
  • HTTP's main regulatory text is recorded as WebDAV Access Control Protocol[9].
  • HTTP's main regulatory text is recorded as RFC 5789: PATCH Method for HTTP[10].
  • HTTP's main regulatory text is recorded as WebDAV SEARCH[11].
  • HTTP's main regulatory text is recorded as HTTP State Management Mechanism[12].
  • HTTP is a type of computer network protocol[13].
  • HTTP's software version identifier is recorded as 0.9[14].
  • HTTP's software version identifier is recorded as 1.1[15].
  • HTTP's software version identifier is recorded as 1.0[16].
  • HTTP's software version identifier is recorded as 3[17].
  • HTTP's software version identifier is recorded as 2[18].
  • HTTP is part of Internet protocol suite[19].
  • HTTP is part of World Wide Web[20].
  • HTTP's Commons category is recorded as Hypertext Transfer Protocol[21].
  • HTTP comprises HTTP request[22].
  • HTTP comprises HTTP response[23].
  • 1989 marks the founding of HTTP[24].
  • HTTP was released on 1990[25].
  • HTTP's has edition or translation is recorded as HTTP/1.0[26].
  • HTTP's has edition or translation is recorded as HTTP/1.1[27].

Body

Publication

HTTP was published on 1990[25]. Part of include Internet protocol suite[19] and World Wide Web[20], an information system[28].

Cultural Impact

Things named for HTTP include NCSA HTTPd[29], a web server[30].

Why It Matters

HTTP ranks in the top 0.32% of computer_network_protocol entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,008 views/month, #1 of 317).[2] HTTP has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] HTTP is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

HTTP has been cited as an influence by GraphQL[33], a Graph Query Language[34], founded in 2012[35].

Entities named for HTTP include NCSA HTTPd[29], a web server[30].

FAQs

Who did HTTP influence?

HTTP has been cited as an influence by GraphQL[33].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . w3.org. w3.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . w3.org. Retrieved . w3.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . httpwg.org. Retrieved . httpwg.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . RFC 9110: HTTP Semantics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Novokaine · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has edition or translation HTTP/1.0, HTTP/1.1, HTTP/2 +1
    Topic's main category Category:Hypertext Transfer Protocol
    Main regulatory text HTTP/1.1, WebDAV, Versioning Extensions to WebDAV +5
    Discoverer or inventor Leonel Messi Frefire
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P61]]: [[Q80]]"
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