request

Performs HTTP request.

Field Configurations

Key	Type	Description	Default Value
"params" (required)	Object	undefined	null

Parameters

Key	Type	Description	Default Value
"additionalHeaders"	AdditionalHeaders	Additional HTTP headers to send.	null
"appendMosGetParams"	Boolean,String	Determines if the mos. GET parameters will be appended.	false
"appendMosHeader"	Boolean,String	Determines if the mos. headers will be appended.	false
"appendSecret"	Boolean	Determines if this request should append the mos secret.	false
"async"	Boolean	Specifies whether the action should perform asynchronously.	null
"complexResponse"	Boolean,String	Determines if the response should be in a complex object.	false
"contentType"	String	The HTTP content type, e.g. JSON.	"Form Data"
"customSecret"	String	A custom secret for this request.	null
"filesQuery"	String	The query for adding local files.	null
"filesQueryParams"	Array	The params to append to the query.	null
"filesTable"	String	The table for adding local files.	null
"localImages"	Array	List of locally saved images to append to the request.	null
"maxRetries"	Number	The maximum amount of retries for this request.	0
"method"	String	The HTTP method.	"GET"
"name"	String	The name of the request.	null
"nameClashResolution"	NameClashResolution	The strategy on how to react to a clash of names.	"wait"
"onError"	String	The error event name or the field for the result.	null
"onErrorType"	OnErrorType	Type of event that will be fired on error.	null
"onSuccess"	String	The success event name or the field for the result.	null
"onSuccessType"	OnSuccessType	Type of event that will be fired on success.	null
"post"	Object	Object containing the request body.	null
"queryMap"	Array	Map for adding database data to the request body.	null
"retryDelay"	Number	The delay between retries in seconds.	0
"showRetry"	Boolean,String	Determines if the current retry count should be visible.	false
"url"	String	The target URL.	null
"webSocket"	String	The websocket URL.	null

Inherited

From Base Action

Base Action

Field Configurations

Key	Type	Description	Default Value
"dynamicParams"	Object	Dynamic params to retrieve data from a specific context e.g. a userSetting.	null
"leadingDelimiter"	String	The leading mustache delimiter to use.	null
"params"	Object,Array	Object containing the properties of the action.	null
"trailingDelimiter"	String	The trailing mustache delimiter to use.	null
"type"	String	Type name of the action.	null

Examples

Example 1: Simple POST request

Send a POST request to a given URL as a JSON object and add UID as header.

{
  "type": "request",
  "params": {
    "url": "https://example.mobilitysuite.de/post",
    "method": "POST",
    "additionalHeaders": [
      {
        "type": "userSetting",
        "headerName": "user",
        "key": "AF_SETTING_USERUID"
      }
    ],
    "contentType": "json",
    "post": {
      "name": "example request"
    },
    "onSuccess": "requestSuccessfull",
    "onError": "requestFailed"
  }
}

The actions to be executed are specified in the actions parameter, in this case a request action.

Result:

A request action has been created.

Example 2: Simple GET request

Send a GET request.

{
  "type": "request",
  "params": {
    "url": "https://example.mobilitysuite.de/post",
    "method": "GET",
    "onSuccess": "requestSuccessfull",
    "onError": "requestFailed"
  }
}

The actions to be executed are specified in the actions parameter, in this case a request action.

Result:

A request action has been created.