CONNECT & TRACE in HTTP
From the HTTP Methods cheat sheet · Other HTTP Methods · verified Jul 2026
CONNECT & TRACE
javascript
// CONNECT - Establish tunnel
CONNECT server.example.com:443 HTTP/1.1
// TRACE - Echo request
TRACE /api/test HTTP/1.1
// Properties
CONNECT: Proxy tunneling
TRACE: Debugging (usually disabled)🚇 CONNECT: For proxy tunneling
🔍 TRACE: Debugging (security risk)
⚠️ Usually disabled in production