Send POST Request with HTTP / Webhook API

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Getting Started#

Create a workflow to Send POST Request with the HTTP / Webhook API. When you configure and deploy the workflow, it will run on Pipedream's servers 24x7 for free.

Configure the Send POST Request action
1. Connect your HTTP / Webhook account
2. Configure HTTP Request Configuration
3. Optional- Configure Include Response Headers
Select a trigger to run your workflow on HTTP requests, schedules or app events
Deploy the workflow
Send a test event to validate your setup
Turn on the trigger

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Details#

This is a pre-built, source-available component from Pipedream's GitHub repo. The component is developed by Pipedream and the community, and verified and maintained by Pipedream.

To contribute an update to an existing component or create a new component, create a PR on GitHub. If you're new to Pipedream component development, you can start with quickstarts for trigger span and action development, and then review the component API reference.

Send POST Request on HTTP / Webhook

Description:Send an HTTP POST request to any URL. Optionally configure query string parameters, headers and basic auth.

Version:1.1.1

Key:http-post-request

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Code#

import customRequest from "../custom-request/custom-request.mjs";

export default {
  ...customRequest,
  key: "http-post-request",
  name: "Send POST Request",
  description: "Send an HTTP POST request to any URL. Optionally configure query string parameters, headers and basic auth.",
  type: "action",
  version: "1.1.1",
  props: {
    ...customRequest.props,
    /* eslint-disable-next-line pipedream/props-label,pipedream/props-description */
    httpRequest: {
      ...customRequest.props.httpRequest,
      default: {
        method: "POST",
      },
    },
  },
};

Configuration#

This component may be configured based on the props defined in the component code. Pipedream automatically prompts for input values in the UI and CLI.

Label	Prop	Type	Description
HTTP / Webhook	`http`	`app`	This component uses the HTTP / Webhook app.
HTTP Request Configuration	`httpRequest`	`http_request`
Include Response Headers	`includeHeaders`	`boolean`	Optionally export the full response headers

Authentication#

The HTTP / Webhook API does not require authentication.

About HTTP / Webhook#

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