# HTTP Module

Basic http(s) callout capability. Import

```
import http from 'http';
```

### Methods

[get/head/post/put/patch/delete(url, options)](https://docs.medable.com/reference#section-get-head-post-put-patch-delete-url-options-)\
[getCiphers()](https://docs.medable.com/reference#section-getciphers-)

### get/head/post/put/patch/delete(url, options)

**Arguments**

* `url` (String) endpoint url
* `options`
  * `buffer` (Boolean:false) If true, the result body is a Buffer object. Otherwise, the result body is a utf-8 encoded string.
  * `timeout` (Number) timeout in milliseconds.
  * `strictSSL` (Boolean:false) Only available in the development environment.
  * `headers` (Object) custom headers.
  * `body` (String) for POST, PUT, and PATCH only. Must be a string.
  * `sslOptions`
    * `pfx`
    * `key`
    * `cert`
    * `ca`
    * `passphrase`
    * `ciphers`
    * `rejectUnauthorized`
    * `servername`
    * `secureProtocol`
    * `minDHSize`

**Returns**

`Object`

* `headers` (Object) an object containing response headers
* `body` (String) the response body.
* `statusCode` (Number) http status code.
* `statusMessage` (String) http status message.

### getCiphers()

**Returns**

Returns the list of available ciphersHTTP Example

```
import http from 'http'
import xml from 'xml'
import request from 'request'
import response from 'response'

let data = http.get('http://www.xmlfiles.com/examples/simple.xml', {headers: {accept: 'text/xml'}}).body

if (request.getHeader('Accept') == 'text/xml') {
    response.setHeader('Content-Type', 'text/xml')
    response.write(data)
    return
}

return xml.toJs(data)
```


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