HTTP Communication

An action that exchanges data with a web server using the HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol) protocol.

[URL]

Enter the URL of the web server to connect to. The URL should start with “http://” or “https://”.

[Connection Timeout]

Enter the timeout duration to wait when connecting to the web server. If this time is exceeded, the connection is considered failed.

[Method]

Select the HTTP request method.

• GET: Query (read) data

• POST: Send data (create new resource)

• PUT: Completely modify or create a resource

• PATCH: Partially modify a resource

• DELETE: Delete a resource

• HEAD: Request only meta information without data

• CONNECT: Used to establish an encrypted connection between client and server by creating a tunnel

• OPTIONS: Check methods supported by the server

• TRACE: Used to trace the request path

[Content Type]

Select the format of data transmitted in the HTTP request. Only displayed when [Method] is “POST”, “PUT”, “PATCH”, “CONNECT”, or “OPTIONS”.

[Request Body]

Enter the HTTP request body content. Only displayed when [Method] is “POST”, “PUT”, “PATCH”, “CONNECT”, or “OPTIONS”.

[Response Code]

Select a [Number] type variable to store the web server’s response code for the request.

[Response Body]

Select a [Text] type variable to store the web server’s response body content for the request.