Executing HTTP Requests
http_request Function
The http_request
function allows developers to perform additional HTTP POST/GET requests during a page interaction, unlocking access to more data. By capturing these internal API calls, you can directly access key data in machine-readable formats like JSON, bypassing the need to parse HTML.
Note: render_flow
may include multiple http_request
steps, but only the first is free of charge.
Starting from the 2nd http_request
, the request will be classified and charged as a VX6 request.
url
Required
URL | The target URL for the HTTP request
method
Optional (Default = GET
)
Enum | The HTTP request method -GET
, POST
headers
Optional
Object | Additional headers required for the request in JSON format
timeout
Optional
Integer | Controls the timeout if the internal HTTP request being performed in ms
Example request
curl -X POST 'https://api.webit.live/api/v1/realtime/web' \
--header 'Authorization: Basic <credential string>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
"url": "https://www.example.com",
"render": true,
"render_flow": [{
"http_request": {
"url": "https://www.example.com/api/data",
"method": "POST",
"headers": {...}
"timeout": 5000
}
}]
}'
Like all Page Interactions, infinite scrolling is capped by the global 120-second session timeout, and will be terminated if this limit is reached.
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