Advanced HTTP

An extension to create HTTP requests with more advanced settings than the built-in "Network request" action, like specifying headers or bypassing CORS.

Authors and contributors to this community extension: arthuro555.

An extension to create HTTP requests with more advanced settings than the built-in "Network request" action, like specifying headers or bypassing CORS.

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Actions

Copy a request template
Creates a new request template with all the attributes from an existing one.

Create a new request template
Creates a template for your request. All requests must be made from a request template.

Execute the request
Executes the request defined by a request template.

Get response body (JSON)
Reads the body sent by the server, parses it as JSON and stores the resulting structure in a variable.

Get response body (text)
Reads the body sent by the server, and store it as a string in a variable.

Body as form data
Sets the body of an HTTP request to a form data representation of a structure variable.

Body as JSON
Sets the body of an HTTP request to a JSON representation of a structure variable.

Body
Change the body of the HTTP request. Contains data to send to the server, ususally in plain text, JSON or FormData format. This cannot be set for GET requests.

HTTP Caching strategy
Defines to what extent the results of the request is can/must be cached. When cached, instead of sending a request to the server, the browser will avoid making a real request to the server and will use a previous response given by the server for the same request.

The server also has a say in this via the Cache-Control header.

Header
Change an HTTP header to be sent with the request.

HTTP Method (Verb)
The HTTP method of the request. GET is the default and what you should use if you are unsure which to pick. A request to a REST API endpoint may have a different effect depending on the method - refer to the documentation of the API you are calling to learn about the appropriate method to use.

URL
Change the request template's target URL.

Enable CORS Bypass
CORS prevents most external websites from being queried with the browser's HTTP client, since the browser may be authenticated on that website and as such another website would be able to impersonate the player on that other website.

When the CORS Bypass is enabled, the request will be made from a server that is not authenticated anywhere and as such is not blocked by CORS, and it will share the response with your game. Note that as such, authentication cookies are ignored! If you own the REST API you are requesting, add CORS headers to your server instead of using this CORS Bypass.

Conditions

CORS Bypass enabled
Checks whether or not CORS Bypass has been enabled for the request template.

Body
Compare the body of the HTTP request. Contains data to send to the server, ususally in plain text, JSON or FormData format. This cannot be set for GET requests.

HTTP Caching
Compare the HTTP method of the request. GET is the default and what you should use if you are unsure which to pick. A request to a REST API endpoint may have a different effect depending on the method - refer to the documentation of the API you are calling to learn about the appropriate method to use.

Header
Compare an HTTP header to be sent with the request.

HTTP Method (Verb)
Compare the HTTP method of the request. GET is the default and what you should use if you are unsure which to pick. A request to a REST API endpoint may have a different effect depending on the method - refer to the documentation of the API you are calling to learn about the appropriate method to use.

URL
Compare the request template's target URL.

Header
Compare one of the HTTP headers included in the server's response.

Status code
Compare the status code of the HTTP request (e.g. 200 if succeeded, 404 if not found, etc).

Success
Checks whether the server marked the response as a success (status code 1XX/2XX), not as a failure (status code 4XX/5XX).

Expressions

Expression	Description
`AdvancedHTTP::RequestBody(identifier)`	Return the body of the HTTP request. Contains data to send to the server, ususally in plain text, JSON or FormData format. This cannot be set for GET requests.
	identifier	Request template name
`AdvancedHTTP::RequestCache(identifier)`	Return the HTTP method of the request. GET is the default and what you should use if you are unsure which to pick. A request to a REST API endpoint may have a different effect depending on the method - refer to the documentation of the API you are calling to learn about the appropriate method to use.
	identifier	Request template name
`AdvancedHTTP::RequestHeader(identifier, identifier)`	Return an HTTP header to be sent with the request.
	identifier	Request template name
	identifier	HTTP header name
`AdvancedHTTP::RequestMethod(identifier)`	Return the HTTP method of the request. GET is the default and what you should use if you are unsure which to pick. A request to a REST API endpoint may have a different effect depending on the method - refer to the documentation of the API you are calling to learn about the appropriate method to use.
	identifier	Request template name
`AdvancedHTTP::RequestURL(identifier)`	Return the request template's target URL.
	identifier	Request template name
`AdvancedHTTP::ResponseHeader(scenevar, identifier)`	Return one of the HTTP headers included in the server's response.
	scenevar	Variable containing the response
	identifier	Header
`AdvancedHTTP::ResponseStatusCode(scenevar)`	Return the status code of the HTTP request (e.g. 200 if succeeded, 404 if not found, etc).
	scenevar	Variable containing the response
`AdvancedHTTP::ResponseStatusText(scenevar)`	Gets the status text for a response. For example, for a response with the status code 404, the status text will be "Not Found".
	scenevar	Variable containing the response

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