http.post() function
requests.post()
The http/requests package provides a full-featured HTTP library.
We recommend using requests.post()
instead of http.post().
http.post() sends an HTTP POST request to the specified URL with headers and data
and returns the HTTP status code.
Function type signature
(url: string, ?data: bytes, ?headers: A) => int where A: Record
Parameters
url
(Required) URL to send the POST request to.
headers
Headers to include with the POST request.
Header keys with special characters:
Wrap header keys that contain special characters in double quotes ("").
data
Data body to include with the POST request.
Examples
Send the last reported status to a URL
import "json"
import "http"
lastReported =
from(bucket: "example-bucket")
|> range(start: -1m)
|> filter(fn: (r) => r._measurement == "statuses")
|> last()
|> findColumn(fn: (key) => true, column: "_level")
http.post(
url: "http://myawsomeurl.com/api/notify",
headers: {Authorization: "Bearer mySuPerSecRetTokEn", "Content-type": "application/json"},
data: json.encode(v: lastReported[0]),
)
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