[9.0](backport #15976) Change server information endpoint / to only accept GET and HEAD requests

docs/spec/openapi/paths/server_info.yaml

@@ -15,11 +15,3 @@ get:
   responses:
     '200':
       $ref: '../components/responses/200_server_info.yaml'
-post:
-  summary: Get general server information
-  operationId: postServerHealth
-  tags:
-    - server info
-  responses:
-    '200':
-      $ref: '../components/responses/200_server_info.yaml'

internal/beater/api/mux_root_test.go

@@ -20,13 +20,15 @@ package api
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
 	"github.com/elastic/apm-server/internal/beater/config"
 	"github.com/elastic/apm-server/internal/beater/headers"
+	"github.com/elastic/apm-server/internal/beater/monitoringtest"
 	"github.com/elastic/apm-server/internal/beater/request"
 	"github.com/elastic/apm-server/internal/version"
 )
@@ -36,7 +38,7 @@ func TestRootHandler_AuthorizationMiddleware(t *testing.T) {
 	cfg.AgentAuth.SecretToken = "1234"
 
 	t.Run("No auth", func(t *testing.T) {
-		rec, err := requestToMuxerWithPattern(cfg, RootPath)
+		rec, err := requestToMuxerWithHeader(cfg, RootPath, http.MethodGet, nil)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, rec.Code)
 		assert.Empty(t, rec.Body.String())
@@ -63,10 +65,53 @@ func TestRootHandler_PanicMiddleware(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestRootHandler_MonitoringMiddleware(t *testing.T) {
-	testMonitoringMiddleware(t, "/", map[string]any{
-		"http.server." + string(request.IDRequestCount):       1,
-		"http.server." + string(request.IDResponseCount):      1,
-		"http.server." + string(request.IDResponseValidCount): 1,
-		"http.server." + string(request.IDResponseValidOK):    1,
-	})
+	validMethodMetrics := map[string]any{
+		"http.server." + string(request.IDRequestCount):           1,
+		"http.server." + string(request.IDResponseCount):          1,
+		"http.server." + string(request.IDResponseValidCount):     1,
+		"http.server." + string(request.IDResponseValidOK):        1,
+		"apm-server.root." + string(request.IDRequestCount):       1,
+		"apm-server.root." + string(request.IDResponseCount):      1,
+		"apm-server.root." + string(request.IDResponseValidCount): 1,
+		"apm-server.root." + string(request.IDResponseValidOK):    1,
+	}
+	invalidMethodMetrics := map[string]any{
+		"http.server." + string(request.IDRequestCount):                       1,
+		"http.server." + string(request.IDResponseCount):                      1,
+		"http.server." + string(request.IDResponseErrorsCount):                1,
+		"http.server." + string(request.IDResponseErrorsMethodNotAllowed):     1,
+		"apm-server.root." + string(request.IDRequestCount):                   1,
+		"apm-server.root." + string(request.IDResponseCount):                  1,
+		"apm-server.root." + string(request.IDResponseErrorsCount):            1,
+		"apm-server.root." + string(request.IDResponseErrorsMethodNotAllowed): 1,
+	}
+	for _, tc := range []struct {
+		method      string
+		wantMetrics map[string]any
+	}{
+		{
+			method:      http.MethodGet,
+			wantMetrics: validMethodMetrics,
+		},
+		{
+			method:      http.MethodHead,
+			wantMetrics: validMethodMetrics,
+		},
+		{
+			method:      http.MethodPut,
+			wantMetrics: invalidMethodMetrics,
+		},
+		{
+			method:      http.MethodPost,
+			wantMetrics: invalidMethodMetrics,
+		},
+	} {
+		t.Run(tc.method, func(t *testing.T) {
+			h, reader := newTestMux(t, config.DefaultConfig())
+			req := httptest.NewRequest(tc.method, "/", nil)
+			h.ServeHTTP(httptest.NewRecorder(), req)
+
+			monitoringtest.ExpectContainOtelMetrics(t, reader, tc.wantMetrics)
+		})
+	}
 }

internal/beater/api/root/handler.go

@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 package root
 
 import (
+	"errors"
+	"net/http"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/elastic/beats/v7/libbeat/version"
@@ -38,10 +40,21 @@ type HandlerConfig struct {
 
 // Handler returns error if route does not exist,
 // otherwise returns information about the server. The detail level differs for authenticated and anonymous requests.
-// TODO: only allow GET, HEAD requests (breaking change)
 func Handler(cfg HandlerConfig) request.Handler {
-
 	return func(c *request.Context) {
+		// Only allow GET, HEAD requests
+		switch c.Request.Method {
+		case http.MethodGet, http.MethodHead:
+		default:
+			c.Result.SetWithError(
+				request.IDResponseErrorsMethodNotAllowed,
+				// include a verbose error message to alert users about a common misconfiguration
+				errors.New("this is the server information endpoint; did you mean to send data to another endpoint instead?"),
+			)
+			c.WriteResult()
+			return
+		}
+
 		serverInfo := mapstr.M{
 			"build_date": version.BuildTime().Format(time.RFC3339),
 			"build_sha":  version.Commit(),