# Network

## Introduction

Starcounter communicates with the standard web protocols HTTP, WebSocket, TCP, and UDP. Starcounter is efficient at handling requests with standard high level web standards such as REST and JSON.

While REST is a standard option for web apps, Starcounter has also built-in support for creating stateful web apps using JSON-Patch.

Starcounter apps can make `Self` requests, which can be used for internal signalling or composing responses from smaller bits and pieces.


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# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://docs.starcounter.io/2.3.2/guides/network.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.