request

HTTP request object, available in http.call.before and http.call.after rule scripts.

The request object provides read-only access to the HTTP request properties that are about to be sent.

Availability

Rule	Variable
http.call.before	request
http.call.after	request

Methods

Method	Return Type	Description
request.url()	String	Request URL
request.method()	String	HTTP method (GET, POST, etc.)
request.headers()	List<KeyValue>	Request headers
request.query()	List<KeyValue>	Query parameters
request.body()	String?	Request body (nullable)
request.formParams()	List<FormParam>	Form parameters
request.cookies()	List<HttpCookie>	Cookies
request.contentType()	String?	Content-Type header value (nullable)

Examples

Inspect request details

http.call.before=groovy:```
logger.info("Sending " + request.method() + " " + request.url())
if (request.body() != null) {
    logger.info("Body: " + request.body())
}
if (!request.formParams().isEmpty()) {
    logger.info("Form: " + request.formParams())
}
if (!request.query().isEmpty()) {
    logger.info("Query: " + request.query())
}
```

Check request method

http.call.before=groovy:```
if (request.method() == "POST") {
    logger.info("POST body: " + request.body())
}
```

Read request headers

http.call.before=groovy:```
def headers = request.headers()
headers.each { h ->
    logger.info(h.key() + ": " + h.value())
}
```

See Also

• response - HTTP response object
• httpClient - HTTP client for making requests