# HEAD & QUERY methods

Published 20 August 2026 · Event Gateway

Sources now accept HEAD and QUERY requests

Sources can now accept `HEAD` and `QUERY` requests. Like `GET`, both are opt-in — enable them per source in Source Configuration > Advanced Source Configuration, or per request with the `x-hookdeck-allow-methods` query parameter.

`HEAD` behaves like `GET`: no request body, and the request ID is returned in the `x-hookdeck-request-id` response header since a `HEAD` response carries no body. `QUERY` carries a body like `POST`, so its body is preserved on ingestion and delivery, and body signature verification works normally.