The HTTP Get/Post action sends a HTTP Get or Post request to a web server.
Parameters
Monitor host
or Specific host
. If specific host, enter the Hostname. 80
.name=value
, one parameter per row. The following formatting variables can be included in a parameter.%[system.time]
- current time%[asset.name]
- asset name%[asset.address]
- asset address%[monitor.name]
- monitor name%[monitor.error]
- monitor error message%[monitor.error2]
- monitor error message, no time stamp%[asset.description]
- asset description%[group.name]
- group name%[group.contact]
- group contactISO-8859-1
or UTF-8
. The encoding used by the request.Monitor credentials
or Stored credentials
. Example: Get and post request with absolute URL
This example demonstrates two different ways of sending requests with variables to a web server, using either the get request or post request.
Get request
http://www.yourserver.com/test.php?test1=1&test2=2
Post request
http://www.yourserver.com/test.php
test1=1
test2=2
Example: Get and post request with a relative URL
This example demonstrates two different ways of sending requests with variables to a web server, using either the get request or post request. The URL is relative to the address of the asset calling the action.
Get request
test.php?test1=1&test2=2
Post request
test.php
test1=1
test2=2