Make HTTP Request

Makes an HTTP request

URL

• URL to send the HTTP request

Method

• HTTP method (GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, or DELETE)

Query string

• Query string to be added to the URL (e.g. http://example.com/?name=dk&age=29)

Headers

• HTTP headers

  • Note: The Content-Type header is set automatically if the Body Type is JSON or Form

Body type

• Type of the request body

  • None

    • Request has no body

  • JSON

    • You can either put in a literal JSON object or use JSON.stringify in a Run Script command to generate the JSON

    • The Content-Type header is automatically set to application/json

  • Form

    • The Content-Type header is automatically set to application/x-www-form-urlencoded

  • Raw

    • The Content-Type header is NOT automatically set and must be added to the Headers field

Body (applicable if Body Type is not None)

• Request body

Variable to assign response

• Name of the variable to store the response

  • The response is a plain object with three properties:

    • status: The status of the response

    • headers: The headers of the response

    • data: The body of the response

  • Tip: When building a flow that uses Make HTTP Request, use the Variables tab in the console to inspect the HTTP response