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diff --git a/doc/classes/HTTPRequest.xml b/doc/classes/HTTPRequest.xml index f45ddd0abb..aaaf863c69 100644 --- a/doc/classes/HTTPRequest.xml +++ b/doc/classes/HTTPRequest.xml @@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ A node with the ability to send HTTP requests. Uses [HTTPClient] internally. Can be used to make HTTP requests, i.e. download or upload files or web content via HTTP. [b]Warning:[/b] See the notes and warnings on [HTTPClient] for limitations, especially regarding SSL security. + [b]Note:[/b] When exporting to Android, make sure to enable the [code]INTERNET[/code] permission in the Android export preset before exporting the project or using one-click deploy. Otherwise, network communication of any kind will be blocked by Android. [b]Example of contacting a REST API and printing one of its returned fields:[/b] [codeblocks] [gdscript] @@ -149,12 +150,11 @@ } [/csharp] [/codeblocks] - [b]Gzipped response bodies[/b]: HTTPRequest will automatically handle decompression of response bodies. A [code]Accept-Encoding[/code] header will be automatically added to each of your requests, unless one is already specified. Any response with a [code]Content-Encoding: gzip[/code] header will automatically be decompressed and delivered to you as uncompressed bytes. </description> <tutorials> - <link title="Making HTTP requests">https://docs.godotengine.org/en/latest/tutorials/networking/http_request_class.html</link> - <link title="SSL certificates">https://docs.godotengine.org/en/latest/tutorials/networking/ssl_certificates.html</link> + <link title="Making HTTP requests">$DOCS_URL/tutorials/networking/http_request_class.html</link> + <link title="SSL certificates">$DOCS_URL/tutorials/networking/ssl_certificates.html</link> </tutorials> <methods> <method name="cancel_request"> @@ -192,7 +192,8 @@ <description> Creates request on the underlying [HTTPClient]. If there is no configuration errors, it tries to connect using [method HTTPClient.connect_to_host] and passes parameters onto [method HTTPClient.request]. Returns [constant OK] if request is successfully created. (Does not imply that the server has responded), [constant ERR_UNCONFIGURED] if not in the tree, [constant ERR_BUSY] if still processing previous request, [constant ERR_INVALID_PARAMETER] if given string is not a valid URL format, or [constant ERR_CANT_CONNECT] if not using thread and the [HTTPClient] cannot connect to host. - [b]Note:[/b] The [code]request_data[/code] parameter is ignored if [code]method[/code] is [constant HTTPClient.METHOD_GET]. This is because GET methods can't contain request data. As a workaround, you can pass request data as a query string in the URL. See [method String.uri_encode] for an example. + [b]Note:[/b] When [code]method[/code] is [constant HTTPClient.METHOD_GET], the payload sent via [code]request_data[/code] might be ignored by the server or even cause the server to reject the request (check [url=https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7231#section-4.3.1]RFC 7231 section 4.3.1[/url] for more details). As a workaround, you can send data as a query string in the URL (see [method String.uri_encode] for an example). + [b]Note:[/b] It's recommended to use transport encryption (SSL/TLS) and to avoid sending sensitive information (such as login credentials) in HTTP GET URL parameters. Consider using HTTP POST requests or HTTP headers for such information instead. </description> </method> <method name="request_raw"> |