HTTP App: Communication Modules for the World Wide Web

Overview of the HTTP modules

Select a module of the HTTP app based on the authentication requirements of the resource you want to use. To use modules that require authentication, you have to create a connection first.

Make a request: universal module, best to use for resources that do not require authentication.
Make a Basic Auth request: for resources that require basic authentication.
Make an API key Auth request: for resources that require API key authentication.
Make an OAuth 2.0 request: for resources that require OAuth 2.0 authorization.
Make a Client Certificate Auth request: for resources that require client-side certificate authentication.
Get a file: download a file from the URL.
Resolve a target URL: retrieve the target URL from a chain of HTTP redirects.
Retrieve headers: to get headers from the HTTP request module in separate bundles.

	Note
	The module dialog fields that are displayed in bold (in the Boost.space IntegratorPart of the Boost.space system, where you can create your connections and automate your processes.scenarioA specific connection between applications in which data can be transferred. Two types of scenarios: active/inactive., not in this documentation article) are mandatory!

Make a request

The Make a request module allows you to create an HTTP request and send it to a server. The output bundleA bundle is a chunk of data and the basic unit for use with modules. A bundle consists of items, similar to how a bag may contain separate, individual items. contains the HTTP response.

Evaluate all states as errors (except for 2xx and 3xx) Use the response status to detect errors. Otherwise, the module reports only Boost.space Integrator related errors (like mappingMapping links the modules in your scenario. When you map an item, you connected the data retrieved by one module to another module to perform the desired action. For example, you can map the email address and subject lines from the Email > Watch emails module to Google Sheets > Add a row and create a spreadsheet of email addresses... errors or missing required values).

URL Enter the request URL.

Serialize URL Encodes the API call URL with the URL encoding (encoding special characters for example).

Method

Select the HTTP method you want to use:

GET: to retrieve information for an entry.
POST: to create a new entry.
PUT: to update/replace an existing entry.
PATCH: to make a partial entry update.
DELETE: to delete an entry.

Headers

Enter request headers. For example, the response content type.

	Caution
	The HTTP app requests do not have the Accept header. If the HTTP request returns an unexpected response, try adding the `Accept: /` header.

Query String Enter the query key-value pairs.

Body type

HTTP body contains the data transferred in an HTTP request.

Raw

The Rawbody type is suitable for most HTTP requests, even if the service documentation does not specify the data type.

Specify the data format of the body content in the Content type field.

Application/x-www-form-urlencoded

This body type is to POST data using application/x-www-form-urlencoded.

For application/x-www-form-urlencoded, the body of the HTTP request sent to the server is one query string. The keys and values are encoded in key-value pairs separated by & and with a = between the key and the value. For binary data, use the multipart/form-data body type instead.

Example of the resulting HTTP request format: field1=value1&field2=value2

Multipart/form-data

Use the multipart/form-data content type to send files in the HTTP request.

Add fields to the request. Each field must contain a key-value pair:

Text: Enter the key and value to send in the request body.

File: Enter the key, and specify the source file you want to send in the request body. Map the file you want to upload from the previous module (for example: HTTP > Get a File or Google Drive > Download a File), or enter the file name and file data manually.

Parse response

Enable to parse HTTP responses into bundles. With this option, you don’t need to add the Parse JSON or Parse XML modules. Otherwise, the HTTP module returns the raw response data.

Before you can use parsed JSON or XML content, run the module once manually so that the module can recognize the response content and allow you to map it in subsequent modules.

User name Enter the user name to send the request with the basic auth.

Password Enter the password to send the request with the basic auth.

Timeout Specify the request timeout in seconds (1-300). Default: 40 seconds.

Share cookies with other HTTP modules Enable to share cookies from the server with all HTTP modules in your scenario.

Self-signed certificate Upload your certificate if you want to use TLS using your self-signed certificate.

Reject connections that use unverified (self-signed) certificates Enable to reject connections that use unverified TLS certificates.

Follow redirect Enable to follow URL redirects that return 3xx response statuses.

Follow all redirect Enable to follow URL redirects regardless of response statuses.

Disable serialization of multiple same query string keys as arrays Boost.space Integrator handles multiple values for the same URL query string parameter key as arrays (e.g., www.test.com?foo=bar&foo=baz will be converted to www.test.com?foo[0]=bar&foo[1]=baz). Enable to deactivate this behavior.

Request compressed content Enable to request compression of the response data. Adds the Accept-Encoding header.

Example HTTP request with the Make a request module

Check the following screenshot to see how to set up the Make a request module to send a POST request with the body in the JSON data format:

To make sure your JSON is valid, use a JSON validator (for example: https://jsonlint.com/) or use a Create JSON module to create the JSON.

	Caution
	Be careful when combining JSON data with mapping variables or functionFunctions you can use in Boost.space Integrator - create, update, delete, get, search. directly in the Request content field. Mixing JSON with mapping can lead to an invalid JSON structure.

Make a Basic Auth request

The Make a Basic Auth request module allows you to send an HTTP request with the basic authentication. The output bundle contains the HTTP response.

Credentials Click Add to add your credentials (user name and password) for basic authentication.

Evaluate all states as errors (except for 2xx and 3xx) Use the response status to detect errors. Otherwise, the module reports only Make related errors (like mapping errors or missing required values).