Lua

Add Additional Headers to HTTP Requests

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Shows how to add a additional HTTP headers to HTTP requests.

Also see: Chilkat Http Default and Auto-Filled Headers

Lua

local chilkat = require("chilkat")

local success = false

-- This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
-- See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

local http = chilkat.Http.new()

-- Add a few request headers to be sent with all requests.
http:set_request_header("X-CSRF-Token", "Fetch")
http:set_request_header("X-Example", "123ABC")

-- The following request will be sent:

-- GET /helloWorld.txt HTTP/1.1
-- Host: chilkatsoft.com
-- Accept: */*
-- Accept-Encoding: gzip
-- X-CSRF-Token: Fetch
-- X-Example: 123ABC

-- Send an HTTP GET request and return the response body.
local responseBody = http:quick_get_str("https://chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.txt")
print(responseBody)