The http request node is used for making API Requests and receiving the corresponding Responses.

You can also use the http request node for sending and receiving JSON data to a website or API.

The http request node supports four Methods:

• Get - Used to retrieve information from the given URL/server.

• Post - Used to send data to the server/URL

• Put - Used to replace the target resource with the given content.

• Delete - Used to remove the target resource given by a URL

• -set by msg.method - Use this option if you set the method and URL in the proceeding node.
  In the previous node, use the msg.method and msg.url to set the method and URL respectively.

You can give the API or website in the URL field.

Enable secure (SSL/TLS) connection - Enable this to force the connection to use SSL for additional security.

Use basic authentication - Enable this to give the authentication if the website/API requires authentication to continue.

Return - The response format will be in:

• UTF-8 string - Standard webpage format

• Binary buffer - Binary data

• parsed JSON object - Common response from the APIs. The node will convert JSON data into a JavaScript object.

Name - Display name for the node.

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