Spec sections display important request headers and header values, followed by a blank line, then important response headers and values.
Content-Type: &Accept is a shorthand meaning the response C-T uses
whatever representation was specified in the Accept request header.
All resources should permit the OPTIONS HTTP method.
Responses to these requests should list allowable methods (Allow)
and content types (Accept, Accept-Patch).
Individual resource descriptions below omit discussion of OPTIONS.
Requests for unknown resources result in 404 Not Found, requests for deleted resources may result in 410 Gone.
Requests using unsupported methods for existing resources result in 405 Method Not Allowed.
Requests for existing resources using permitted methods but
unsupported Content-Type result in 415 Unsupported Media Type.
Valid DELETE and PUT requests permit the Prefer request header
with the value of return=minimal.
Such requests yield 204 No Content instead of the normal 200 Ok.
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