The http_post node
Sends incoming data to a specified HTTP endpoint via the POST method as a JSON message. If any errors occur during the request, the node will attempt to retry sending.
Content-type header application/json will be used.
Note: This node will only output flow-data, if the (POST) request was successful.
Example
|http_post()
.host('remote.com')
.port(8088)
.path('/receive/json')
Sends all incoming data to http://remote.com:8088/receive/json in JSON format.
|http_post()
.host('remote.com')
.port(8088)
.path('/receive/json')
.header_names('X-Api-key')
.header_values('0000-0000-0000-000')
Custom header X-Api-key.
Parameters
| Parameter | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
host( string ) |
hostname or ip address of endpoint | |
port( integer ) |
port number | |
tls( is_set ) |
whether to use tls ie. https | false (not set) |
user( string ) |
username for Basic Authentication | undefined |
pass( string ) |
password for Basic Authentication | undefined |
path( string ) |
URI path of the http endpoint | '/' |
field( string ) |
if given, only data from the specified field gets sent, otherwise the whole data-item is used | undefined |
header_names( string_list ) |
list of names for custom headers, that should be sent | undefined |
header_values( string_list ) |
list of corresponding values for custom headers (must be the same length as header_names) |
undefined |
without( string_list ) |
list of field-paths, that should not be sent | undefined |
response_as( string ) |
field-path that should be used as the key for the emitted response data | 'data' |