HTTP status code
HTTP status code: 405 Method Not Allowed
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405 Method Not Allowed- Kind
- Status code
What does 405 Method Not Allowed mean in HTTP?
The server knows the method used, but the resource does not support it. The standard says the reply must carry an Allow header listing the methods the resource does support.
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What it means in trading API work
The address is right and the verb is wrong, for example a GET sent where the API expects a POST, or a DELETE sent to an endpoint that only reads.
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What should I do about 405 Method Not Allowed?
Read the Allow header on the reply and the documentation for the endpoint, then send the request with a method it supports.
This page is an independent explanation in plain words. The definition itself is in the source it was read from, which is the authority if the two ever differ.