What Is HTTP Request Automation?
The HTTP Request allows your automations to send HTTP requests. HTTP stands for HyperText Transfer Protocol. It’s a way for computers to communicate over the internet. Think of an HTTP request like sending a letter to a another app. This integration facilitates seamless communication with external APIs.
HTTP Request Actions
Here are the actions you can use in your workflows:
(ACTION) Send HTTP Request | Initiates the process of sending an HTTP request to a specified URL. |
HTTP Request Automation Settings
Connector options give you full control over the HTTP Request automation:
Trigger: New Form Submission
🏷️ Field | 🔤 Description |
METHOD | The type of action you want to perform on a specified resource. |
URL | The endpoint address of the resource you want to interact with. |
HEADERS | Key-value pairs sent with the request to provide additional context. |
QUERY PARAMS | Key-value pairs appended to the URL to filter or customize the request. |
BODY TYPE | Specifies the format of the data sent in the request body. |
Sending a HTTP Request to Make
There are many platforms compatible with HTTP requests. In the example below, we'll show you how to set up a webhook using Make (formerly Integromat) to receive a HTTP request from Taskade.
Set Up Webhooks
Sign in to your Make account.
Click the Create a new scenario button on the top left corner of the screen.
Click the plus icon and choose Webhook from the available modules.
Select Custom Webhook.
Click Add to generate a new webhook.
Assign a descriptive name to your webhook and Click Save.
Make will provide a unique URL for your webhook.
Copy this URL to Taskade (see the next step).
Set Up HTTP Request
Go to your Taskade workspace.
Navigate to the Automations tab at the top.
Click ➕ Add automation ➡ Start from scratch.
Create any new Trigger.
Create a Send HTTP Request Action.
Configure the Send HTTP Request Action on Taskade to be a POST request.
Place the provided URL by Make into the URL field of the Taskade action.
Fill in the header as
content-typeandapplication/json.
Enter the desired content within the JSON body.
Activate the automation by toggling it in the top right corner of the screen.
Trigger your automation.
Here's the received data is shown in Make's Webhook logs; the output is shown below:
Generate a Response
You can configure your HTTP Request action and extract specific data using a custom schema. Follow these steps to set things up:
Start by setting up your HTTP Request as you normally would.
Under the Response Body Schema section, select JSON.
This will display the Generate Automatically button.
Click Generate Automatically to open a dialog where you can send a test request.
After sending, the system will extract available fields from the JSON response.
Review the extracted fields and select which ones you want to keep or remove.
Once done, click Use Schema to apply your custom schema.
The selected fields will now be included in subsequent actions.
You can use these fields in various ways:
Insert them to other actions.
Pass them to AI Agents.
Use them in follow-up HTTP requests to chain multiple requests.
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