http put for network

Put a body to a URL.

Signature

> http put {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 {int}: timeout period in seconds
• --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

Parameters

• URL: the URL to post to
• data: the contents of the post body

Input/output types:

input	output
nothing	any

Examples

Put content to example.com

> http put https://www.example.com 'body'

Put content to example.com, with username and password

> http put --user myuser --password mypass https://www.example.com 'body'

Put content to example.com, with custom header

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

Put content to example.com, with JSON body

> http put --content-type application/json https://www.example.com { field: value }

Notes

Performs HTTP PUT operation.