Standard Library HTTP Actions
action
send_http_request
send_http_request command makes an HTTP request to the given URL and exports the response.
Inputs
- Name
url- Type
- required
- Description
The URL for the request. Supported schemes are http and https.
- Name
request_body- Type
- optional
- Description
The request body as a string.
- Name
method- Type
- optional
- Description
The HTTP Method for the request. Allowed methods are a subset of methods defined in RFC7231: GET, HEAD, and POST. POST support is only intended for read-only URLs, such as submitting a search.
- Name
request_timeout_ms- Type
- optional
- Description
The request timeout in milliseconds.
- Name
request_headers- Type
- optional
- Description
A map of request header field names and values.
Outputs
When the send_http_request action is successfully executed, the following outputs are attached to the action
- Name
response_body- Description
The response body returned as a string.
- Name
status_code- Description
The HTTP response status code.
Example using send_http_request
action "example" "std::send_http_request" {
url = "https://example.com"
}
output "status" {
value = action.example.status_code
}
// > status: 200