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# HTTP Request Action

The HTTP Request Action node is your Swiss-Army-knife for interacting with third-party REST APIs. Use it to send HTTP requests and seamlessly integrate Helmut4 with any REST-based external system.

#### Configurable Settings

* **Async**\
  Enable or disable asynchronous execution.
* **Domain Name**\
  The base domain of the target API (e.g., `api.example.com`).
* **Path**\
  The endpoint path to append to the domain (e.g., `/v1/users`).
* **Method**\
  The HTTP verb to use: `GET`, `POST`, `PUT`, `PATCH`, or `DELETE`.
* **Headers**\
  A set of request headers in `Key: Value` format.
* **Body**\
  The JSON payload to include in the request (for methods that support a body).
* **Skip SSL/TLS Verification**\
  Disable certificate validation for HTTPS requests—handy when the endpoint uses a self-signed certificate.
* **Timeout**\
  Maximum time (in seconds) to wait for a response.

#### Response Handling

All response data—including the status code, headers, and body—is captured in the node’s response object. You can access it via wildcards:

* [{node.result.?}](/helmut4-releases/v4.11.0/helmut4-components/streamdesigner/wildcards/result-or-return-wildcards-2/node-result.md)
* [{stream.last\_result}](/helmut4-releases/v4.11.0/helmut4-components/streamdesigner/wildcards/result-or-return-wildcards-2/stream-last_result.md)

The object is organized into sections such as **code** (status code), **headers** (response headers) and **body** (response payload), making it easy to extract exactly what you need.

<figure><img src="/files/b4VigsXIJXIquG79qpwW" alt="" width="346"><figcaption><p>HTTP Request Action</p></figcaption></figure>

**Example output:**

```json
{
   "code":200,
   "headers":{
      "Transfer-Encoding":[
         "chunked"
      ],
      "null":[
         "HTTP/1.1 200 OK"
      ],
      "Version":[
         "4.10.0"
      ],
      "Vary":[
         "Access-Control-Request-Headers",
         "Access-Control-Request-Method",
         "Origin"
      ],
      "Date":[
         "Tue, 06 May 2025 11:51:02 GMT"
      ],
      "Content-Type":[
         "application/json"
      ]
   },
   "body":{
      "id":"5e21ed926d44e10001fdd2e4",
      "username":"admin",
      "displayname":"admin",
      "email":"admin",
      "lastLogin":"2025-05-06T07:04:54.585Z",
      "isConnected":false,
      "isFlowUser":false,
      "isRenderNode":false,
      "isActiveDirectoryUser":false,
      "isOktaUser":false,
      "role":"ADMIN",
      "os":"mac",
      "hostname":"MacBook-Pro.local",
      "clientVersion":"4.10.0.8",
      "clientSessionToken":"1952e144-c358-46e9-af22-ca4a6f596a19",
      "issuer":"http://192.18.122.20",
      "failedLoginAttempts":0
   }
}
```