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Curious about the choice to send requests with WebSocket connections instead of just plain old POST forms. This precludes anyone with javascript disabled from using any of these sites. I don't think there's anything in the business logic preventing it

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You can use http directly for your functions [1]. Or you can create custom http actions [2]. We encourage websocket usage because it allows for reactivity and UI consistency and it plays nicely with reactive frontend frameworks like React etc.

[1] https://docs.convex.dev/http-api/#functions-api [2] https://docs.convex.dev/functions/http-actions

Thank you!

HTTP handlers for requests can be defined, many Convex apps define these to handle webhook notifications and some apps consist primarily of these endpoints or app-specific REST APIs. (I work at Convex)

Edit: simultaneous post with my manager

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