class Net::HTTP::Head

Class for representing [HTTP method HEAD](en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hypertext_Transfer_Protocol#H EAD_method):

require 'net/http'
uri = URI('http://example.com')
hostname = uri.hostname # => "example.com"
req = Net::HTTP::Head.new(uri) # => #<Net::HTTP::Head HEAD>
res = Net::HTTP.start(hostname) do |http|
  http.request(req)
end

See Request Headers.

Properties:

• Request body: optional.

• Response body: no.

• [Safe](en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypertext_Transfer_Protocol#Safe_meth ods): yes.

• [Idempotent](en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypertext_Transfer_Protocol#Ide mpotent_methods): yes.

• [Cacheable](en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypertext_Transfer_Protocol#Cach eable_methods): yes.

Related:

• Net::HTTP#head: sends HEAD request, returns response object.