http patch for network
Send a PATCH request to a URL with a request body.
Signature
> http patch {flags} (URL) (data)
Flags
--user, -u {any}: The username when authenticating.--password, -p {any}: The password when authenticating.--content-type, -t {any}: The MIME type of content to post.--max-time, -m {duration}: Max duration before timeout occurs.--headers, -H {any}: Custom headers you want to add.--raw, -r: Return values as a string instead of 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.--pool: Using a global pool as a client.--redirect-mode, -R {string}: What to do when encountering redirects. Default: 'follow'. Valid options: 'follow' ('f'), 'manual' ('m'), 'error' ('e').--unix-socket, -U {path}: Connect to the specified Unix socket instead of using TCP.
Parameters
URL: The URL to post to.data: The contents of the post body.
Input/output types:
| input | output |
|---|---|
| any | any |
Examples
Patch content to example.com.
> http patch https://www.example.com 'body'Patch content to example.com, with username and password.
> http patch --user myuser --password mypass https://www.example.com 'body'Patch content to example.com, with custom header using a record.
> http patch --headers {my-header-key: my-header-value} https://www.example.comPatch content to example.com, with custom header using a list.
> http patch --headers [my-header-key-A my-header-value-A my-header-key-B my-header-value-B] https://www.example.comPatch content to example.com, with JSON body.
> http patch --content-type application/json https://www.example.com { field: value }Patch JSON content from a pipeline to example.com.
> open --raw foo.json | http patch https://www.example.comNotes
Performs HTTP PATCH operation.