http for network
Various commands for working with http methods.
Signature
> http {flags} (URL) (data)
Flags
--content-type, -t {any}: the MIME type of content to post--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--raw, -r: fetch contents as text rather than a table--insecure, -k: allow insecure server connections when using SSL--full, -f: returns the full response instead of only the body--allow-errors, -e: do not fail if the server returns an error code--redirect-mode, -R {string}: What to do when encountering redirects. Default: 'follow'. Valid options: 'follow' ('f'), 'manual' ('m'), 'error' ('e').
Parameters
URL: The URL to fetch the contents from.data: The contents of the post body. Required unless part of a pipeline.
Input/output types:
| input | output |
|---|---|
| nothing | any |
Examples
Get content from example.com with default verb
> http https://www.example.comPost content to example.com with default verb
> http https://www.example.com 'body'Get content from example.com with explicit verb
> http get https://www.example.comNotes
Without a subcommand but with a URL provided, it performs a GET request by default or a POST request if data is provided. You can use one of the following subcommands. Using this command as-is will only display this help message.
Subcommands:
| name | description | type |
|---|---|---|
http delete | Delete the specified resource. | built-in |
http get | Fetch the contents from a URL. | built-in |
http head | Get the headers from a URL. | built-in |
http options | Requests permitted communication options for a given URL. | built-in |
http patch | Patch a body to a URL. | built-in |
http post | Post a body to a URL. | built-in |
http put | Put a body to a URL. | built-in |