---
title: requests.do() function
description: >
  `requests.do()` makes an http request.
menu:
  flux_v0_ref:
    name: requests.do
    parent: http/requests
    identifier: http/requests/do
weight: 201
flux/v0/tags: [http, inputs]
---

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`requests.do()` makes an http request.



The returned response contains the following properties:

- statusCode: HTTP status code returned from the request.
- body: Contents of the request. A maximum size of 100MB will be read from the response body.
- headers: Headers present on the response.
- duration: Duration of request.

##### Function type signature

```js
(
    method: string,
    url: string,
    ?body: bytes,
    ?config: {A with timeout: duration, insecureSkipVerify: bool},
    ?headers: [string:string],
    ?params: [string:[string]],
) => {statusCode: int, headers: [string:string], duration: duration, body: bytes}
```

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## Parameters

### method
({{< req >}})
method of the http request.
Supported methods: DELETE, GET, HEAD, PATCH, POST, PUT.



### url
({{< req >}})
URL to request. This should not include any query parameters.



### params

Set of key value pairs to add to the URL as query parameters.
Query parameters will be URL encoded.
All values for a key will be appended to the query.



### headers

Set of key values pairs to include on the request.



### body

Data to send with the request.



### config

Set of options to control how the request should be performed.




## Examples

- [Make a GET request](#make-a-get-request)
- [Make a GET request that needs authorization](#make-a-get-request-that-needs-authorization)
- [Make a GET request with query parameters](#make-a-get-request-with-query-parameters)

### Make a GET request

```js
import "http/requests"

response = requests.do(url: "http://example.com", method: "GET")

requests.peek(response: response)

```


### Make a GET request that needs authorization

```js
import "http/requests"
import "influxdata/influxdb/secrets"

token = secrets.get(key: "TOKEN")

response =
    requests.do(
        method: "GET",
        url: "http://example.com",
        headers: ["Authorization": "token ${token}"],
    )

requests.peek(response: response)

```


### Make a GET request with query parameters

```js
import "http/requests"

response = requests.do(method: "GET", url: "http://example.com", params: ["start": ["100"]])

requests.peek(response: response)

```