http.get
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Retrieves data from a HTTP source.
http.get(url, query)
.then(function(response) {
...
})
.catch(function(err) {
...
});
Contents
Reference
This command accepts the following parameters:
Variable | Required | Description
| |
---|---|---|---|
Input: | |||
url | yes | the URL to retrieve | |
query | optional | (object) the optional URL query string params
| |
Output: | |||
Function returns a Promise with the following data: | |||
success | bool | true if command completed successfully | |
error | string | error string if command has failed | |
statusCode | (on success) The HTTP status code | ||
headers | (on success) The array with HTTP headers | ||
body | (on success) The string body of the reply |
Comments
This function makes an HTTP GET request to the specified URL. The query string may be added to the URL (example.com/?param1=1¶m2=2) or passes as a query object ({ param1: 1, param2: 2 }).
Limitations
The length of the body is limited to 4096 bytes.
Example
console.log("Doing http request");
http.get("https://mysmartbots.com")
.then(function(response) {
console.log("http result:", response.body);
})
.catch(function(err) {
console.log("error doing http:", err);
});