http-post

Run HTTP POST requests

Example

action:

http-post:
  url: http://httpbin.org/post

Field Name	Description	Type	Default
batch	Maximum number of events in an output batch. If 'document' send on end of document	integer or the 'document'	-
timeout	Interval after which the batch is sent, to keep throughput going	interval	100ms
header	Put a header line before the batch	templated text	-
footer	Put a header line after the last line of the batch	templated text	-
use-document-marker	Enrich the pipe metadata with a document marker (for document handling in batch mode)	bool	false
url	Connect to this address	url	-
body-field	A field containing the body	field	-
headers	Headers to send with the query	array of maps	-
retry	For operations that could potentially fail	Retry	-
insecure	Ignore TLS certificate validation errors (This is unsafe to use)	bool	false

batch

Maximum number of events in an output batch. If 'document' send on end of document

Type: integer or the 'document'

timeout

Interval after which the batch is sent, to keep throughput going

Type: interval

header

Put a header line before the batch

Type: templated text

footer

Put a header line after the last line of the batch

Type: templated text

use-document-marker

Enrich the pipe metadata with a document marker (for document handling in batch mode)

Type: bool

url

Connect to this address

If the url changes, then header and/or footer can be invoked

Type: url

body-field

A field containing the body

Type: field

Example

action:

http-post:
  url: http://httpbin.org/post
  body-field: some-field

headers

Headers to send with the query

Type: array of maps

Example

action:

http-post:
  url: http://httpbin.org/post
  headers:
    - custom-header: some data

retry

For operations that could potentially fail

Type: Retry

Field Name	Description	Type	Default
count	How many attempts to make before declaring failure	integer	-
pause	How long to pause before re-trying	duration	-
forever	Keep trying until success is declared	bool	false

count

How many attempts to make before declaring failure

Type: integer

Example

action:

exec:
  command: echo 'one two'
  retry:
    count: 1

output:

{"_raw":"one two"}

pause

How long to pause before re-trying

Accepts human-friendly formats, like 1m (for 1 minute) and 4h (for 4 hours)

Type: duration

Example

action:

exec:
  command: echo 'one two'
  retry:
    count: 6
    pause: 10s

output:

{"_raw":"one two"}

forever

Keep trying until success is declared

Accepts human-friendly formats, like 1m (for 1 minute) and 4h (for 4 hours)

Type: bool

Example

action:

exec:
  command: echo 'one two'
  retry:
    forever: true

output:

{"_raw":"one two"}

insecure

Ignore TLS certificate validation errors (This is unsafe to use)

Type: bool