# OpenAPI 3.2 Adds the Read-Only QUERY Method for Request Bodies

DevFeed: [OpenAPI 3.2 Adds the Read-Only QUERY Method for Request Bodies](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/the-new-query-method-in-openapi-3-2-a-small-addition-that-clears-up-a-big-ambiguity-30960.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://developerhub.io/blog/the-new-query-method-in-openapi-3-2-a-small-addition-that-clears-up-a-big-ambiguity/>)

Author: Zaid Daba'een

Published: 2025-10-27T09:15:46Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [DeveloperHub.io](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/developerhub-io.md>)

Topics: [OpenAPI Specification](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/openapi.md>), [HTTP](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/http.md>), [API](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/api.md>), [SDKs](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/sdks.md>), [Caching](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/caching.md>)

Tags: [api](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/api.md>), [caching](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/caching.md>), [engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/engineering.md>), [http](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/http.md>), [openapi](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/openapi.md>), [sdk](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sdk.md>)

## AI overview

The article explains OpenAPI 3.2 support for QUERY, a read-only HTTP method that accepts a request body for complex search and filtering operations. It describes potential benefits for API design, caching, documentation, and SDKs, while noting that framework, gateway, proxy, and client support is still limited.

## Source excerpt

OpenAPI 3.2 adds support for the new QUERY method -- a read-only operation that allows a request body. It's designed for search and filtering endpoints that don't fit neatly into GET or POST.