What is the difference between [AcceptVerbs(HttpVerbs.Post)] and [HttpPost]?

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Lorenzo picture Lorenzo · Oct 2, 2010 · Viewed 42.9k times · Source

I can decorate an action either with the [AcceptVerbs(HttpVerbs.Post)]/[AcceptVerbs(HttpVerbs.Get)] 

[AcceptVerbs(HttpVerbs.Post)]
public ActionResult Create(string title)
{
    // Do Something...
}

or with the [HttpPost]/[HttpGet] attributes

[HttpPost]
public ActionResult Create(string title)
{
    // Do Something...
}

Are they different?

Answer

Rudresha Parameshappa picture Rudresha Parameshappa · Apr 16, 2013

[HttpPost] is shorthand for [AcceptVerbs(HttpVerbs.Post)]. The only difference is that you can't use [HttpGet, HttpPost] (and similar) together on the same action. If you want an action to respond to both GETs and POSTs, you must use [AcceptVerbs(HttpVerbs.Get | HttpVerbs.Post)].

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