---
title: "Method not allowed"
description: "The API path exists, but it doesn't take the HTTP method the request used, such as POST where the path takes only GET. Nothing was done."
url: "https://on.auto/problems/method_not_allowed"
last_updated: "2026-11-10T14:41:54+00:00"
---

# Method not allowed

## What it means

The API path exists, but it doesn't take the HTTP method the request used, such as `POST` where the path takes only `GET`. Nothing was done.

## What to do

Read the problem's `detail` first. It says what happened to this request.

*   Use one of the methods the `Allow` header lists.
*   Check the route's method in the HTTP API reference.

## Technical details

*   Type: `https://on.auto/problems/method_not_allowed`
*   Status: 405
*   Reason: `method_not_allowed`
*   `Allow` header: the methods the path takes

[Responses and errors](https://on.auto/docs/reference/http#responses-and-errors) in the HTTP API reference has the full detail. [Problem types](https://on.auto/problems/) lists every type.

## Sitemap

See the [full documentation and product sitemap](https://on.auto/sitemap.md) for related pages.