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What is idempotency in Spring REST APIs?
Updated May 17, 2026
Short answer
Idempotency ensures repeated requests produce the same result.
Deep explanation
HTTP methods like GET, PUT are idempotent. POST is not unless implemented using idempotency keys.
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