system.net.httpPost
This function is used in Python Scripting.
Description​
Retrieves the document at the given URL using the HTTP POST protocol. If a parameter dictionary argument is specified, the entries in the dictionary will encoded in "application/x-www-form-urlencoded" format, and then posted. You can post arbitrary data as well, but you'll need to specify the MIME type. The document is then returned as a string.
Keep in mind that JRE proxy settings will influence how these functions conduct their network activities.
Client Permission Restrictions​
This scripting function has no Client Permission restrictions.
Syntax - postParams Dictionary​
system.net.httpPost(url, postParams)
Parameters​
| Type | Parameter | Description |
|---|---|---|
| String | url | The URL to post to. |
| Dictionary[String, String] | postParams | A dictionary of name/value key pairs to use as the post data. |
Returns​
String - The content returned for the POST operation.
Scope​
Gateway, Vision Client, Perspective Session
Syntax - Alternative​
system.net.httpPost(url, [contentType], [postData], [connectTimeout], [readTimeout], [username], [password], headerValues], [bypassCertValidation], [throwOnError])
Parameters​
| Type | Parameter | Description |
|---|---|---|
| String | url | The URL to post to. |
| String | contentType | The MIME type to use in the HTTP "Content-type" header. [optional] |
| String | postData | The raw data to post via HTTP. [optional] |
| Integer | connectTimeout | The timeout for connecting to the url. In milliseconds. Default is 10,000. [optional] |
| Integer | readTimeout | The read timeout for the get operation. In milliseconds. Default is 60,000. [optional] |
| String | username | If specified, the call will attempt to authenticate with basic HTTP authentication. [optional] |
| String | password | The password used for basic http authentication, if the username parameter is also present. [optional] |
| Dictionary[String, Integer] | headerValues | A dictionary of name/value pairs that will be set in the http header. [optional] |
| Boolean | bypassCertValidation | If the target address is an HTTPS address, and this parameter is True, the system will bypass all SSL certificate validation. This is not recommended, though is sometimes necessary for self-signed certificates. [optional] |
| Boolean | throwOnError | Set to false if you wish to get the error body rather than a Python exception if the POST request returns an error code (non-200 responsive). Default is True. [optional] |
Returns​
String - The content returned for the POST operation.
Scope​
Gateway, Vision Client, Perspective Session
If you are using JSON, check out the system.util.jsonEncode and system.util.jsonDecode.
Code Examples​
# This code posts a name (first and last) to the post testing page at
# "http://www.snee.com/xml/crud/posttest.cgi", and returns the resulting page
# as a string.
page = system.net.httpPost("http://www.snee.com/xml/crud/posttest.cgi", {"fname":"Billy", "lname":"Bob"})
print page
# This code sends an XML message to a hypothetical URL.
message = "<MyMessage><MyElement>here is the element</MyElement></MyMessage>"
system.net.httpPost("http://www.posttome.xyz/posthere", "text/xml", message)
Keywords​
system net httpPost, net.httpPost