HTTP Client

This trigger action will execute an HTTP request to a specified server via GET, POST, PUT or DELETE.

Parameters description

Parameters Descriptions
Library None or libcurl can be selected to be the preferred implementation. Different libraries can provide extra functionality.
Operation HTTP defines methods to indicate the desired action to be performed on the identified resource. This action currently supports GET, POST, and PUT methods.
URL Parameters URL of the specified server to receive or send the HTTP request.
Header Fields Additional information passed between the client and the server.
Body The body of the request. This can either be raw or using the helper form. The format of the body will be dictated by the receiving server. Body: Raw takes precedence over Body: Form.
Mode Type of data that will be contained in the body.
Show HTTP Request If set to True, displays the HTTP request sent.
Username Username to be used in the HTTP authentication. This is only available when libcurl Library selected.
Password Password to be used in the HTTP authentication. This is only available when libcurl Library selected.
libcurl Option JSON

Users can enable extra libcurl options with this JSON Compound String. A list of options can be found at https://curl.se/libcurl/c/curl_easy_setopt.html. Only Boolean, integer and string options are supported.

Here is an example to set USERAGENT, to disable SSL server validation and to update connection timeout:


{
    "USERAGENT":"Secret Agent",
    "VERIFYPEER": false,
    "CONNECTTIMEOUT_MS": 2000
}

Input tab

Input Description
URL URL of the specified server to receive or send the HTTP request.
Timeout The amount of time (in seconds) the server will wait for a response.

Output tab

Output Description
URL URL of the specified server to receive or send the HTTP request.
Result The response.
Result Status The response codes indicates whether a specific HTTP request has been successfully completed. Trigger completion indicates that if http client was able to communicate with server regardless of the result of the request. For example, trigger would still complete successfully if the http response status code is 404 (page not found).
Error Message libcurl Error Message. This is only available when libcurl Library selected.