HTTP dotaz z klienta na server

POST /order HTTP/1.1
Host: example.com
Content-Type: application/xml
Content-Length: 239
<order xmlns="http://schemas.example.com/order">
  <location>takeAway</location>
  <items>
    <item>
      <name>latte</name>
      <quantity>1</quantity>
      <milk>whole</milk>
      <size>small</size>
    </item>
  </items>
</order>

Odpověd serveru klientovi

HTTP/1.1 201 Created
Content-Length: 267
Content-Type: application/xml
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:45:03 GMT
Location: http://example.com/order/1234

<order xmlns="http://schemas.restbucks.com/order">
  <location>takeAway</location>
  <items>
    <item>
      <name>latte</name>
      <quantity>1</quantity>
      <milk>whole</milk>
      <size>small</size>
    </item>
  </items>
  <status>pending</status>
</order>