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HttpRequest

The HttpRequest action makes a HTTP(S) request to a user-specified URL. A user can set headers, method and body.

Inputs​

  • url - a string (or function taking a context parameter) to the endpoint Porla should make the HTTP request.
  • headers - (optional) a Lua table of string keys and values that sets the HTTP request headers.
  • method - (optional) a string (or function taking a context parameter) with the HTTP method to use.
  • body - (optional) a string (or function taking a context parameter) with the HTTP request body.

Outputs​

  • content - the HTTP response body.
  • status_code - the HTTP response status code.

Usage​

local HttpRequest = require "porla.actions.HttpRequest"

Example​

HttpRequest:new{
  url = "https://some-where.example.com/v1/thing",
  headers = {
    ["Content-Type"] = "application/json",
    ["X-API-Key"] = "<some API key>"
  },
  method = "PUT",
  body = "{}"
}