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wp_remote_request( string $url, array $args = array() )

Performs an HTTP request and returns its response.

There are other API functions available which abstract away the HTTP method:

$url

(string) (Required) URL to retrieve.

$args

(array) (Optional) Request arguments.

Default value: array()

(array|WP_Error) The response array or a WP_Error on failure.

'headers'
(string[]) Array of response headers keyed by their name.
'body'
(string) Response body.
'response'
(array) Data about the HTTP response.
- 'code'
  (int|false) HTTP response code.
- 'message'
  (string|false) HTTP response message.
'cookies'
(WP_HTTP_Cookie[]) Array of response cookies.
'http_response'
(WP_HTTP_Requests_Response|null) Raw HTTP response object.

function wp_remote_request( $url, $args = array() ) {
	$http = _wp_http_get_object();
	return $http->request( $url, $args );
}

Uses	Description
wp-includes/http.php: _wp_http_get_object()	Returns the initialized WP_Http Object

Used By	Description
wp-includes/class-http.php: WP_Http::handle_redirects()	Handles an HTTP redirect and follows it if appropriate.

Version	Description
2.7.0	Introduced.

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https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_remote_request