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HTTP Task

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HTTP tasks make HTTP requests to arbitrary URLs.

Parameters

  • method: the HTTP method that the request should use.
  • url: the URL to make the HTTP request to.
  • requestData (optional): a statically-defined payload to be sent to the external adapter.
  • allowUnrestrictedNetworkAccess (optional): permits the task to access a URL at localhost, which could present a security risk. Note that Bridge tasks allow this by default.

Outputs

A string containing the response body.

Example

my_http_task [type="http"
              method="put"
              url="http://chain.link"
              requestData=<{
                  "foo": $(foo),
                  "bar": $(bar),
                  "jobID": 123
              }>
              allowUnrestrictedNetworkAccess=true]