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Get Request (get)

Makes a standard HTTP request and returns the result as a JSON object

Description

Fetches a page from a URL via HTTP/S GET request

Usage

get url -> <stdout>

<stdin> -> get url -> <stdout>

Examples

» get google.com -> [ Status ]
{
    "Code": 200,
    "Message": "OK"
}

Detail

JSON return

get returns a JSON object with the following fields:

{
    "Status": {
        "Code": integer,
        "Message": string,
    },
    "Headers": {
        string [
            string...
        ]
    },
    "Body": string
}

The concept behind this is it provides and easier path for scripting eg pulling specific fields via the index, [, function.

As A Method

Running get, post or getfile as a method will transmit the contents of stdin as part of the body of the HTTP request. When run as a method the Content-Type HTTP header will automatically be set to the default MIME for the data type from stdin.

This is defined in config, pre-defined by sensible defaults from each murex data type. For example:

» config get shell default-mimes -> [json]
application/json

You can override this at the global level via shell default-mimes, or at the local level via http headers:

config set http headers %{
    api.example.com: {
        Content-Type: application/foobar
    }
}

Configurable options

get has a number of behavioral options which can be configured via Murex's standard config tool:

» config -> [ http ]

To change a default, for example the user agent string:

» config set http user-agent "bob"
» get google.com

This enables sane, repeatable and readable defaults. Read the documents on config for more details about it's usage and the rational behind the command.

See Also


This document was generated from builtins/core/httpclient/get_doc.yaml.