http options for network
Requests permitted communication options for a given URL.
Signature
> http options {flags} (URL)
Flags
--user, -u {any}: The username when authenticating.--password, -p {any}: The password when authenticating.--max-time, -m {duration}: Max duration before timeout occurs.--headers, -H {any}: Custom headers you want to add.--insecure, -k: Allow insecure server connections when using SSL.--allow-errors, -e: Do not fail if the server returns an error code.--pool: Using a global pool as a client.--unix-socket, -U {path}: Connect to the specified Unix socket instead of using TCP.
Parameters
URL: The URL to fetch the options from.
Input/output types:
| input | output |
|---|---|
| nothing | any |
Examples
Get options from example.com.
> http options https://www.example.comGet options from example.com, with username and password.
> http options --user myuser --password mypass https://www.example.comGet options from example.com, with custom header using a record.
> http options --headers {my-header-key: my-header-value} https://www.example.comGet options from example.com, with custom headers using a list.
> http options --headers [my-header-key-A my-header-value-A my-header-key-B my-header-value-B] https://www.example.comSimulate a browser cross-origin preflight request from www.example.com to media.example.com.
> http options https://media.example.com/api/ --headers [Origin https://www.example.com Access-Control-Request-Headers "Content-Type, X-Custom-Header" Access-Control-Request-Method GET]Notes
Performs an HTTP OPTIONS request. Most commonly used for making CORS preflight requests.