Description

Overview of HTTP functions available in RPA. These functions allow you to create persistent HTTP sessions with authentication and retry logic, send REST requests, work with SOAP and GraphQL APIs, paginate results, upload or download files, and manage OAuth2 flows.

Available HTTP Functions

Session

Create or close HTTP session – Named session with auth, retry, and rate limiting

Requests

Send HTTP request – Generic request (any method)
HTTP GET – GET request shortcut
HTTP POST – POST request shortcut
HTTP PUT – PUT request shortcut
HTTP PATCH – PATCH request shortcut
HTTP DELETE – DELETE request shortcut
HTTP HEAD – HEAD request (headers only)
HTTP OPTIONS – OPTIONS request (allowed methods)

File Operations

Download file via HTTP – Stream download to local file
Upload file via HTTP – Multipart form upload
Chunked upload – Upload large files in byte-range chunks

Protocols

Send SOAP request – SOAP XML envelope
Send GraphQL request – GraphQL query with variables

Pagination

Auto-paginate – Fetch all pages using link header, cursor, offset, or page strategies

Response Utilities

Extract from response – Extract values using JMESPath expressions
Parse JSON response – Parse response body as JSON
Parse XML response – Parse response body as XML dict
Validate status code – Check response status matches expected
Validate JSON schema – Validate response against a JSON schema

OAuth2 Authorization

OAuth2 authorize – Browser-based auth_code/PKCE flow
OAuth2 device code – Device code flow for headless environments
Refresh OAuth2 token – Manually refresh an expired token

HTTP functions overview