HTTP Client
Overview
The HTTP Client Node allows the user to send HTTP requests to a selected HTTP(S) server. All configurations are made in the Node or in the Attributes section. There are several methods that the user can select from to perform different HTTP requests. These are: GET, POST, PUT, HEAD, and DELETE.
Scope: Project, Scene.
Common Attributes, Inputs, and Outputs
Depending on the Method
selected, the Attributes and Inputs might change. However, there are several common Attributes, Inputs, and Outputs between the many HTTP Methods
.
Common Attributes
Common Inputs
Common Outputs
Methods
GET
GET creates a request and returns the response as per the HTTP protocol. This is very useful when dealing with web APIs. A more detailed explanation involving web APIs can be found in the See Also section. Additional information on the different HTTP methods can be found in the External Links section.
POST
POST sends data, in this case the information from the Request Body
, to the desired server as per the HTTP protocol. More information on the different HTTP methods can be found in the External Links section. All Attributes and Inputs are the same as the common Attributes, except for the addition of the following:
Attributes
Inputs
PUT
PUT updates already existing data on the desired server per the HTTP protocol. More information on the different HTTP methods can be found in the External Links section. All Attributes and Inputs are the same as the common Attributes, except for the addition of the following:
Attributes
Inputs
HEAD
HEAD requests the headers on the desired server in order to gather information about the data, but not the content of the data itself. More information on the different HTTP methods can be found in the External Links section. All Attributes and Inputs are the same as the common Attributes.
DELETE
DELETE deletes data on the desired server per the HTTP protocol. More information on the different HTTP methods can be found in the External Links section. All Attributes and Inputs are the same as the common Attributes, except for the addition of the following:
Attributes
Inputs
See Also
External Links
Different HTTP Methods on W3Schools.
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