The HTTP GET/POST request event performs an HTTP request to a remote host. Both GET and POST request methods are supported.
Note: See the Schedules tab topic for an introduction to scheduling events.
Event settings
URL - Specify the target URL of the request.
SSL - If checked, the request uses Secure Socket Layer (SSL). Checking this option automatically updates the port number.
Port - Specify the port number to use. The default port for HTTP is 80.
Parameters - Post request only. Enter parameters using the format name=value, one parameter per row. The following formatting variables can be included in a parameter.
%[system.time] - current time
%[device.name] - device name
%[device.address] - device address
%[monitor.name] - monitor name
%[monitor.error] - monitor error message
%[monitor.error2] - monitor error message, no time stamp
%[device.description] - device description
%[group.name] - group name
%[group.contact] - group contact
Character encoding - ISO-8859-1 or UTF-8. The encoding used by the request.
HTTP authentication - If checked, enter a credential to authenticate the request.
Inherit credentials - If checked, inherits credentials from the currently selected group or gateway node. If blank, enter event-specific credentials.
Username/Password - Credential used to authenticate access for this event.
