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# Query Requests with Large Inputs
While HTTP doesn't impose any limit on the length of an URI some implementation of server or client might have difficulties handling long URIs (usually URIs with many or large query parameters).
Every endpoint with such an URI **MUST** use the HTTP **POST** Request Method and send the query string in HTTP Request Message body using the `application/x-www-form-urlencoded` media type.
#### Example
```
POST /orders HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
search=attributes&color=white&size=56&...
```
> _NOTE: Since this operation is safe and idempotent, using the POST method violates the HTTP Protocol semantics and results in loss of cache-ability._