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HTTP request action example - Request with parameters
HTTP request action example - Request with parameters

This article provides an example of how to build a simple API request with parameters via the HTTP request action.

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Written by Angela Ruhstorfer
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Overview

Sometimes, you need to add parameters (extra information) to your HTTP request to be more specific about what data you want returned.

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Before getting started, we recommend familiarizing yourself with the surrounding functionality this article covers:

Make it happen

Scenario

Ask for the current price of Bitcoin in US dollars (USD).

  1. In the storyboard, pull in an HTTP Request Action.

  2. Name the action something relevant, like “Get USD Price of Bitcoin.”

  3. Delete the Payload section of the action.

  4. For the URL of the action, type https://api.coingecko.com/api/v3/simple/price?ids=bitcoin&vs_currencies=usd. Notice the parameters being passed in the URL after the question mark (?).

  5. Change the Method of the action to GET.

  6. Click Run to run the action.

  7. See the results in the action’s Events panel!

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