Function

The HTTP Request activity allows you to send an HTTP request to a REST API. There are two versions of this activity available in gooflow:

The container variant of the activity creates a container for each configured status code as well as unmatched status codes (including errors).

The flow variant of the activity allows for output flow nodes for unmatched status codes and other errors, each configured status code creates a seprate node, allowing for different routings depending on the answer from the target host.

Input

All input fields can be populated via script or variable for this activity.

Url	The URL for the request, including parameters.
Method	Only one method per activity is allowed, choose which one here. Consult your REST API documentation for provided methods.
Content	The content to be sent with the request, for example the JSON object for a POST request. Can be left empty if not needed.
Content Type	Choose the content type, only one is allowed per activity.
Authorization	The authorization header, for example for bearer tokens.
Disable Authorization Header Validation	Authorization header validation can be disabled client side with this check box.
Expected Status Codes	Add or remove expected status code, add multiple using the tab key. As described above, these will add more containers or output nodes for the activity.
Request Headers	If you want to add additional header information, you can create a JSON object here. Can also be used for authorization headers, it is recommended to only use one of the fields as to not create duplicate headers.

Output

Status Code	An int variable to store the status code of the HTTP response.
Parsed Content	An object variable to store the parsed content of the HTTP response. If your HTTP request results in not serializable data, it is recommended to leave this empty or use a memory variable.
Response Headers	An HttpHeaders variable to store the response headers.
Result	An HttpResponseMessage variable to store the raw HTTP response. Can be used to circumvent issues when the request would result in not serializable data.