http get for network

Fetch the contents from a URL.

Signature

> http get {flags} (URL)

Flags

• --user, -u {any}: the username when authenticating
• --password, -p {any}: the password when authenticating
• --max-time, -m {int}: timeout period in seconds
• --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

Parameters

• URL: the URL to fetch the contents from

Input/output types:

input	output
nothing	any

Examples

Get content from example.com

> http get https://www.example.com

Get content from example.com, with username and password

> http get --user myuser --password mypass https://www.example.com

Get content from example.com, with custom header

> http get --headers [my-header-key my-header-value] https://www.example.com

Get content from example.com, with custom headers

> http get --headers [my-header-key-A my-header-value-A my-header-key-B my-header-value-B] https://www.example.com

Notes

Performs HTTP GET operation.