HTTP Request ============ .. seo:: :description: Instructions for setting up HTTP Requests in ESPHome :image: connection.svg :keywords: http, request The ``http_request`` component lets you make HTTP/HTTPS requests. To do so, you need to add it to your device's configuration: .. code-block:: yaml # Example configuration entry http_request: useragent: esphome/device timeout: 10s .. _http_request-configuration_variables: Configuration variables: ------------------------ - **id** (*Optional*, :ref:`config-id`): Manually specify the ID used for code generation. - **follow_redirects** (*Optional*, boolean): Enable following HTTP redirects. Defaults to ``true``. - **redirect_limit** (*Optional*, integer): Maximum amount of redirects to follow when enabled. Defaults to ``3``. - **timeout** (*Optional*, :ref:`config-time`): Timeout for request. Defaults to ``5s``. - **useragent** (*Optional*, string): User-Agent header for requests. Defaults to ``ESPHome/ (https://esphome.io)`` where ```` is the version of ESPHome the device is running. For example: ``ESPHome/2024.6.0 (https://esphome.io)`` - **verify_ssl** (*Optional*, boolean): When set to ``true`` (default), SSL/TLS certificates will be validated upon connection; if invalid, the connection will be aborted. To accomplish this, ESP-IDF's default ESP x509 certificate bundle is included in the build. This certificate bundle includes the complete list of root certificates from Mozilla's NSS root certificate store. **May only be set to true when using the ESP-IDF framework; must be explicitly set to false when using the Arduino framework.** - **watchdog_timeout** (*Optional*, :ref:`config-time`): Change the watchdog timeout during connection/data transfer. May be useful on slow connections or connections with high latency. **Do not change this value unless you are experiencing device reboots due to watchdog timeouts;** doing so may prevent the device from rebooting due to a legitimate problem. **Only available on ESP32 and RP2040**. **For the ESP8266:** - **esp8266_disable_ssl_support** (*Optional*, boolean): Determines whether to include HTTPS/SSL support in the firmware binary. Excluding the SSL libraries from your build will result in a smaller binary, which may be necessary for memory-constrained devices (512 kB or 1 MB). If you see ``Error: ESP does not have enough space to store OTA file`` in your device's logs, you may need to enable this option. Defaults to ``false``. By setting this option to ``true``: - HTTPS connections will not be possible - ``verify_ssl: false`` is implied .. warning:: Setting ``verify_ssl`` to ``false`` **reduces security** when using HTTPS connections! Without the root certificate bundle, certificates used by the remote HTTPS server cannot be verified, opening the HTTPS connection up to person-in-the-middle attacks. To maximize security, do not set ``verify_ssl`` to ``false`` *unless:* - a custom CA/self-signed certificate is used, - the Arduino framework is used, or - the device does not have sufficient memory to store the certificate bundle **We strongly recommend using hardware which properly supports TLS/SSL.** HTTP Request Actions -------------------- The ``http_request`` component supports 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 on_response: then: - logger.log: format: 'Response status: %d, Duration: %u ms' args: - status_code - duration_ms # Short form - http_request.get: https://esphome.io **Configuration variables:** - **url** (**Required**, string, :ref:`templatable `): URL to which to send the request. - **headers** (*Optional*, mapping): Map of HTTP headers. Values are :ref:`templatable `. - **capture_response** (*Optional*, boolean): when set to ``true``, the response data will be captured and placed into the ``body`` variable as a ``std::string`` for use in :ref:`lambdas `. Defaults to ``false``. - **max_response_buffer_size** (*Optional*, integer): The maximum buffer size to be used to store the response. Defaults to ``1 kB``. - **on_response** (*Optional*, :ref:`Automation `): An automation to perform after the request is received. .. _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 # 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" **Configuration variables:** - **method** (**Required**, string): HTTP method to use (``GET``, ``POST``, ``PUT``, ``DELETE``, ``PATCH``). - All other options from :ref:`http_request-post_action` and :ref:`http_request-get_action`. .. _http_request-on_response: ``on_response`` Trigger ----------------------- This automation will be triggered when the HTTP request is complete. The following variables are available for use in :ref:`lambdas `: - ``response`` as a ``HttpContainer`` object which contains ``content_length``, ``status_code`` and ``duration_ms``. - ``body`` as ``std::string`` which contains the response body when ``capture_response`` (see :ref:`http_request-get_action`) is set to ``true``. .. code-block:: yaml on_... then: - http_request.get: url: https://esphome.io on_response: then: - logger.log: format: "Response status: %d, Duration: %u ms" args: - response.status_code - response.duration_ms .. _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; POST Body in JSON format (syntax 1) *********************************** **Note:** all values of the map must be strings. It is not possible to send JSON ``boolean`` or ``numbers`` with this syntax. .. code-block:: yaml on_...: - http_request.post: url: https://esphome.io json: key: !lambda |- return id(my_sensor).state; greeting: "Hello World" # Will send: # {"key": "42.0", "greeting": "Hello World"} POST 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 represents the base object of the JSON message. You can assign values to keys by using the ``root["KEY_NAME"] = VALUE;`` syntax as shown below. .. code-block:: yaml on_...: - http_request.post: url: https://esphome.io json: |- root["key"] = id(my_sensor).state; root["greeting"] = "Hello World"; # Will send: # {"key": 42.0, "greeting": "Hello World"} GET values from a JSON body response ************************************ This example assumes that the server returns a response as a JSON object similar to this: ``{"status":"play","vol":"42","mute":"0"}`` If you want to retrieve the value for the ``vol`` key and assign it to a template ``sensor`` or ``number`` component whose ``id`` is set to ``player_volume``: .. code-block:: yaml on_...: - http_request.get: url: https://esphome.io capture_response: true on_response: then: - lambda: |- json::parse_json(body, [](JsonObject root) { id(player_volume).publish_state(root["vol"]); }); See Also -------- - :doc:`index` - :apiref:`http_request/http_request.h` - :ghedit:`Edit`