# RESTful routes and verify :method

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/restful-routes-and-verify-method/192841>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [August 6, 2010, 8:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/restful-routes-and-verify-method/192841 "2010-08-06T20:29:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![Grynszpan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/dbc845/32.png) [@Grynszpan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Grynszpan)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 8:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/restful-routes-and-verify-method/192841/1 "2010-08-06T20:29:39Z")

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If my application is using RESTful routing, does using  
“verify :method” in controllers become redundant?

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**Author:** ![Grynszpan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/dbc845/32.png) [@Grynszpan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Grynszpan)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 8:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/restful-routes-and-verify-method/192841/2 "2010-08-06T20:31:59Z")

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On Aug 6, 5:49 pm, Grynszpan [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> If my application is using RESTful routing, does using  
> “verify :method” in controllers become redundant?

If you still have the default route in your app then people can in  
still get routed to your actions with the ‘wrong’ method

Fred