---
title: "standard-http-method-constant"
description: "Prefer net/http method constants."
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# standard-http-method-constant

**Default severity:** `warning`

Reports hardcoded standard methods passed to `http.NewRequest` and
`http.NewRequestWithContext`. Use constants such as `http.MethodGet` to make
protocol intent explicit.

## Bad

```go
request, err := http.NewRequest("GET", endpoint, nil)
```

## Good

```go
request, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, endpoint, nil)
```

Source: https://strider.gempir.com/analyzers/standard-http-method-constant/index.mdx