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http post for network

Post a body to a URL.

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> http post {flags} (URL) (data)

Flags

  • --user, -u {any}: the username when authenticating
  • --password, -p {any}: the password when authenticating
  • --content-type, -t {any}: the MIME type of content to post
  • --max-time, -m {int}: timeout period in seconds
  • --headers, -H {any}: custom headers you want to add
  • --raw, -r: return values as a string instead of a table
  • --insecure, -k: allow insecure server connections when using SSL
  • --full, -f: returns the full response instead of only the body
  • --allow-errors, -e: do not fail if the server returns an error code

Parameters

  • URL: the URL to post to
  • data: the contents of the post body

Input/output types:

input output
nothing any

Examples

Post content to example.com

>http posthttps://www.example.com'body'

Post content to example.com, with username and password

>http post-umyuser-pmypasshttps://www.example.com'body'

Post content to example.com, with custom header

>http post-H [my-header-keymy-header-value] https://www.example.com

Post content to example.com, with JSON body

>http post-tapplication/jsonhttps://www.example.com { field:value }

Notes

Performs HTTP POST operation.

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