HTTP Request ============ .. seo:: :description: Instructions for setting up HTTP Requests in ESPHome :image: connection.png :keywords: http, request The ``http_request`` component lets you make HTTP/HTTPS requests. .. note:: This component works only with :ref:`arduino framework ` 2.5.0 or newer. First, you need to setup a component: .. code-block:: yaml # Example configuration entry http_request: useragent: esphome/device timeout: 10s Configuration variables: ------------------------ - **useragent** (*Optional*, string): User-Agent header for requests. Defaults to ``ESPHome``. - **timeout** (*Optional*, :ref:`time `): Timeout for request. Defaults to ``5s``. - **id** (*Optional*, :ref:`config-id`): Manually specify the ID used for code generation. HTTP Request Actions -------------------- Component support a number of :ref:`actions ` that can be used to send requests. .. _http_request-get_action: ``http_request.get`` Action *************************** This :ref:`action ` sends a GET request. .. code-block:: yaml on_...: - http_request.get: url: https://esphome.io headers: Content-Type: application/json verify_ssl: false # Short form - http_request.get: https://esphome.io Configuration variables: - **url** (**Required**, string, :ref:`templatable `): URL to send request. - **headers** (*Optional*, mapping): Map of HTTP headers. Values are :ref:`templatable `. - **verify_ssl** (*Optional*, boolean): Verify the SSL certificate of the endpoint. Defaults to ``true``. .. note:: Currently ESPHome **can't verify the SSL certificate** of the endpoint. Set ``verify_ssl: false`` to make HTTPS request. .. _http_request-post_action: ``http_request.post`` Action **************************** This :ref:`action ` sends a POST request. .. code-block:: yaml on_...: - http_request.post: url: https://esphome.io headers: Content-Type: application/json json: key: value verify_ssl: false # Short form - http_request.post: https://esphome.io Configuration variables: - **body** (*Optional*, string, :ref:`templatable `): A HTTP body string to send with request. - **json** (*Optional*, mapping): A HTTP body in JSON format. Values are :ref:`templatable `. See :ref:`http_request-examples`. - All other options from :ref:`http_request-get_action`. .. _http_request-send_action: ``http_request.send`` Action **************************** This :ref:`action ` sends a request. .. code-block:: yaml on_...: - http_request.send: method: PUT url: https://esphome.io headers: Content-Type: application/json body: "Some data" verify_ssl: false Configuration variables: - **method** (**Required**, string): HTTP method to use (``GET``, ``POST``, ``PUT``, ``DELETE``, ``PATCH``). - All other options from :ref:`http_request-post_action`. .. _http_request-examples: Examples -------- Templatable values ****************** .. code-block:: yaml on_...: - http_request.post: url: !lambda |- return ((std::string) "https://esphome.io?state=" + id(my_sensor).state).c_str(); headers: X-Custom-Header: !lambda |- return ((std::string) "Value-" + id(my_sensor).state).c_str(); body: !lambda |- return id(my_sensor).state; Body in JSON format (syntax 1) ****************************** **Note:** all values of the map should be a strings. It's impossible to send ``boolean`` or ``numbers`` with this syntax. .. code-block:: yaml on_...: - http_request.post: url: https://esphome.io verify_ssl: false json: key: !lambda |- return id(my_sensor).state; greeting: "Hello World" # Will send: # {"key": "42.0", "greeting": "Hello World"} Body in JSON format (syntax 2) ****************************** **Note:** use this syntax to send ``boolean`` or ``numbers`` in JSON. The JSON message will be constructed using the `ArduinoJson `__ library. In the ``json`` option you have access to a ``root`` object which will represents the base object of the JSON message. You can assign values to keys by using the ``root["KEY_NAME"] = VALUE;`` syntax as seen below. .. code-block:: yaml on_...: - http_request.post: url: https://esphome.io verify_ssl: false json: |- root["key"] = id(my_sensor).state; root["greeting"] = "Hello World"; # Will send: # {"key": 42.0, "greeting": "Hello World"} See Also -------- - :doc:`index` - :apiref:`http_request/http_request.h` - :ghedit:`Edit`