Xojo Plugin Requires Chilkat v11.2.0+

Replace or Remove Default HTTP Headers

See more HTTP Examples

Shows how to replace or remove default HTTP headers.

Also see: Chilkat Http Default and Auto-Filled Headers

Xojo Plugin

Dim success As Boolean
success = False

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

Dim http As New Chilkat.Http

//  The following request will be sent.
//  The Accept and Accept-Encoding headers are default headers added by Chilkat.

//  GET /helloWorld.txt HTTP/1.1
//  Host: chilkatsoft.com
//  Accept: */*
//  Accept-Encoding: gzip

Dim responseBody As String
responseBody = http.QuickGetStr("https://chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.txt")
//  Examine the request header we just sent..
System.DebugLog(http.LastHeader)
System.DebugLog("----")

//  Remove the default headers:
http.RemoveRequestHeader "Accept"
http.RemoveRequestHeader "Accept-Encoding"

//  Send a request with the following header:

//  GET /helloWorld.txt HTTP/1.1
//  Host: chilkatsoft.com

responseBody = http.QuickGetStr("https://chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.txt")
System.DebugLog(http.LastHeader)