The
Send HTTP request
action connects your workflow to a web server or URL and sends HTTP requests.
After Flow sends your HTTP request, it waits for a maximum of 30 seconds for an
HTTP response code
. If Flow hasn't received a response after 30 seconds, then it closes the connection to your app and it resends the request.
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Fields
Triggers
Examples
Response codes
Fields
The
Send HTTP request
action contains the following fields.
Fields used in the Send HTTP request action.
Field
Description
HTTP method
The method of HTTP request to send. The
Send HTTP request
action supports the following methods:
Get
- Sends a request for information from the server.
Delete
- Removes a resource from the server.
Head
- Retrieves the HTTP response headers of the server.
Options
- Retrieves the options and features that are supported by the server.
Patch
- Partially updates a resource on the server.
Put
- Updates a resource on the server.
Post
- Creates or replaces a resource on the server.
URL
The URL of the server to which the HTTP request is sent.
Headers
The key and value pair for the HTTP request. Multiple key-value pairs can be entered.
Body
The content to be sent to the server.
Triggers
The
Send HTTP request
action can be used in any workflow.
Examples
Call the Shopify GraphQL Admin API
In this example, you will use Flow to edit a product title by calling the
productUpdate
API.
Before you begin, do the following:
Set up and install a Custom App
that has the
write_products
scope. You will use the
API Secret Key
to call the API in this example.
Then, follow these steps in Flow:
Choose the
Product status updated
trigger, which allows you to test this workflow by changing the status on a product.
Add
Send HTTP Request
to your workflow and connect it to the trigger.
Open the configuration panel by clicking the
Send HTTP Request
step.
In the
HTTP Method
field, enter
POST
.
In the
URL
field, enter
https://admin.shopify.com/store/shopname/api/2023-01/graphql.json
substituting your shop domain and desired API Version.
In the
Headers
section, enter a
Key
of
X-Shopify-Access-Token
and
Value
of
YOUR_API_SECRET_KEY
that you obtained in the first step.
In the
Headers
section, enter a second header with
Key
of
Content-Type
and
Value
of
application/json
.
In the
Body
section, enter the following:
{ "query" : "mutation { productUpdate(input: {id: \" {{ product.id }} \" , title: \" {{product.title}}-edited \" }) { product { id } } }" }
This code adds
-edited
to the end of your title
Spaces and newlines are meaningful to the Liquid editor, so avoid adding or removing spaces. Also, except for outputting Liquid, avoid collapsing brackets like
{{
and
}}
because they are reserved for Liquid variables.
Configure the rest of the workflow and activate it.
Test it by changing the status on a Product from
Draft
to
Active
or vice versa.
