# salt.modules.http

Module for making various web calls. Primarily designed for webhooks and the like, but also useful for basic http testing.

Added in version 2015.5.0.

salt.modules.http.query(url, **kwargs)

  Added in version 2015.5.0.

  Query a resource, and decode the return data

  Passes through all the parameters described in the `utils.http.query function`:

  salt.utils.http.query(url, method='GET', params=None, data=None, data_file=None, header_dict=None, header_list=None, header_file=None, username=None, password=None, auth=None, decode=False, decode_type='auto', status=False, headers=False, text=False, cookies=None, cookie_jar=None, cookie_format='lwp', persist_session=False, session_cookie_jar=None, data_render=False, data_renderer=None, header_render=False, header_renderer=None, template_dict=None, test=False, test_url=None, node='minion', port=80, opts=None, backend=None, ca_bundle=None, verify_ssl=None, cert=None, text_out=None, headers_out=None, decode_out=None, stream=False, streaming_callback=None, header_callback=None, handle=False, agent='Salt/3007.9', hide_fields=None, raise_error=True, formdata=False, formdata_fieldname=None, formdata_filename=None, decode_body=True, **kwargs)

    Query a resource, and decode the return data

  raise_errorTrue

    If `False`, and if a connection cannot be made, the error will be suppressed and the body of the return will simply be `None`.

  CLI Example:

      salt '*' http.query http://somelink.com/
      salt '*' http.query http://somelink.com/ method=POST             params='{"key1": "val1", "key2": "val2"}'
      salt '*' http.query http://somelink.com/ method=POST             data='<xml>somecontent</xml>'

salt.modules.http.update_ca_bundle(target=None, source=None, merge_files=None)

  Update the local CA bundle file from a URL

  Added in version 2015.5.0.

  CLI Example:

      salt '*' http.update_ca_bundle
      salt '*' http.update_ca_bundle target=/path/to/cacerts.pem
      salt '*' http.update_ca_bundle source=https://example.com/cacerts.pem

  If the `target` is not specified, it will be pulled from the `ca_cert` configuration variable available to the minion. If it cannot be found there, it will be placed at `<<FILE_ROOTS>>/cacerts.pem`.

  If the `source` is not specified, it will be pulled from the `ca_cert_url` configuration variable available to the minion. If it cannot be found, it will be downloaded from the cURL website, using an http (not https) URL. USING THE DEFAULT URL SHOULD BE AVOIDED!

  `merge_files` may also be specified, which includes a string or list of strings representing a file or files to be appended to the end of the CA bundle, once it is downloaded.

  CLI Example:

      salt '*' http.update_ca_bundle merge_files=/path/to/mycert.pem

salt.modules.http.wait_for_successful_query(url, wait_for=300, **kwargs)

  Query a resource until a successful response, and decode the return data

  CLI Example:

      salt '*' http.wait_for_successful_query http://somelink.com/ wait_for=160 request_interval=1