* **After** obtaining a secure connection, the communication protocol is **still HTTP**.
    * The contents are **encrypted**, even though they are being sent with the **HTTP protocol**.

    This is not a limitation of **FastAPI**, it's part of the HTTP protocol.

## Recap

One of:

* `POST`
* `GET`
* `PUT`
* `DELETE`

...and the more exotic ones:

* `OPTIONS`
* `HEAD`
* `PATCH`
* `TRACE`

In the HTTP protocol, you can communicate to each path using one (or more) of these "methods".

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When building APIs, you normally use these specific HTTP methods to perform a specific action.

Normally you use:

    This is not a limitation of **FastAPI**, it's part of the HTTP protocol.

## Recap

    This is not a limitation of **FastAPI**, it's part of the HTTP protocol.

## Optional File Upload

You can make a file optional by using standard type annotations and setting a default value of `None`:

=== "Python 3.10+"

    ```Python hl_lines="9  17"

Just a technical detail for the curious nerds. 🤓

Underneath, in the ASGI technical specification, this is part of the <a href="https://asgi.readthedocs.io/en/latest/specs/lifespan.html" class="external-link" target="_blank">Lifespan Protocol</a>, and it defines events called `startup` and `shutdown`.

!!! info

* Add FastAPI with Swagger UI cheatsheet to external links. PR [#671](https://github.com/tiangolo/fastapi/pull/671) by [@euri10](https://github.com/euri10).
* Fix typo in HTTP protocol in CORS example. PR [#647](https://github.com/tiangolo/fastapi/pull/647) by [@forestmonster](https://github.com/forestmonster).

Só um detalhe técnico para nerds curiosos. 🤓

Por baixo, na especificação técnica ASGI, essa é a parte do <a href="https://asgi.readthedocs.io/en/latest/specs/lifespan.html" class="external-link" target="_blank">Protocolo Lifespan</a>, e define eventos chamados `startup` e `shutdown`.

!!! info "Informação"

But it provides you the tools to simplify the process as much as possible without compromising flexibility, robustness, or security.

And you can use and implement secure, standard protocols, like OAuth2 in a relatively simple way.

"Operação" aqui se refere a um dos "métodos" HTTP.

Um dos:

* `POST`
* `GET`
* `PUT`
* `DELETE`

...e os mais exóticos:

* `OPTIONS`
* `HEAD`
* `PATCH`
* `TRACE`

No protocolo HTTP, você pode se comunicar com cada rota usando um (ou mais) desses "métodos".

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Ao construir APIs, você normalmente usa esses métodos HTTP para executar uma ação específica.

Normalmente você usa: