## Background The **PUT** request is used to write (or overwrite) data. **GET** is used to read data. ## New Use the **POST** request to **update** data, much in the same way as `setState({...})` does in **React**.
Background
The PUT request is used to write (or overwrite) data. GET is used to read data.
New
Use the POST request to update data, much in the same way as
setState({...})does in React.