---
id: "P:cAlgo.API.HttpRequest.Method"
kind: "property"
type: "T:cAlgo.API.HttpRequest"
url: "https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/references/HTTP/HttpRequest/Method/"
---

> Documentation index for agents: https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/llms.txt · machine index: https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/api.json

# HttpRequest.Method

Member of [HttpRequest](https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/references/HTTP/HttpRequest/index.md).

## Method

Gets or sets the request method. The default value is Get.

Environments: Desktop supported · CLI supported · Cloud supported.

C#:

```csharp
public HttpMethod Method {get; set;}
```

Python:

```python
httpRequest.Method: HttpMethod
```

### Returns

`HttpMethod` — 

### Examples

C#:

```csharp
var request = new HttpRequest(new Uri("https://api.example.com/orders/42")) { Method = HttpMethod.Delete };
Print("{0} status code: {1}", request.Method, Http.Send(request).StatusCode);
```

Python:

```python
from System import Uri

request = HttpRequest(Uri("https://api.example.com/orders/42"))
request.Method = HttpMethod.Delete
api.Print(f"{request.Method} status code: {api.Http.Send(request).StatusCode}")
```