@ohos.net.http (Data Request)

The http module provides the HTTP data request capability. An application can initiate a data request over HTTP. Common HTTP methods include GET, POST, OPTIONS, HEAD, PUT, DELETE, TRACE, and CONNECT.

NOTE

The initial APIs of this module are supported since API version 6. Newly added APIs will be marked with a superscript to indicate their earliest API version.

Modules to Import

import http from '@ohos.net.http';

Examples

// Import the http namespace.
import http from '@ohos.net.http';
import { BusinessError } from '@ohos.base';

// Each httpRequest corresponds to an HTTP request task and cannot be reused.
let httpRequest = http.createHttp();
// This API is used to listen for the HTTP Response Header event, which is returned earlier than the result of the HTTP request. It is up to you whether to listen for HTTP Response Header events.
// on('headerReceive', AsyncCallback) is replaced by on('headersReceive', Callback) since API version 8.
httpRequest.on('headersReceive', (header: Object) => {
  console.info('header: ' + JSON.stringify(header));
});

class Header {
  public contentType: string;

  constructor(contentType: string) {
    this.contentType = contentType;
  }
}

httpRequest.request( // Customize EXAMPLE_URL in extraData on your own. It is up to you whether to add parameters to the URL.
  "EXAMPLE_URL",
  {
    method: http.RequestMethod.POST, // Optional. The default value is http.RequestMethod.GET.
    // This field is used to transfer the request body when a POST request is used. Its format needs to be negotiated with the server.
    extraData: 'data to send',
    expectDataType: http.HttpDataType.STRING, // Optional. This parameter specifies the type of the return data.
    usingCache: true, // Optional. The default value is true.
    priority: 1, // Optional. The default value is 1.
    // You can add header fields based on service requirements.
    header: new Header('application/json'),
    readTimeout: 60000, // Optional. The default value is 60000, in ms.
    connectTimeout: 60000 // Optional. The default value is 60000, in ms.
    usingProtocol: http.HttpProtocol.HTTP1_1, // Optional. The default protocol type is automatically specified by the system.
    usingProxy: false, // Optional. By default, network proxy is not used. This field is supported since API version 10.
    caPath: '/path/to/cacert.pem', // Optional. The preset CA certificate is used by default. This field is supported since API version 10.
    clientCert: { // Optional. The client certificate is not used by default. This field is supported since API version 11.
      certPath: '/path/to/client.pem', // The client certificate is not used by default. This field is supported since API version 11.
      keyPath: '/path/to/client.key', // If the certificate contains key information, an empty string is passed. This field is supported since API version 11.
      certType: http.CertType.PEM, // Certificate type, optional. A certificate in the PEM format is used by default. This field is supported since API version 11.
      keyPassword: "passwordToKey" // Password of the key file, optional. It is supported since API version 11.
    },
    multiFormDataList: [ // Optional. This field is valid only when content-Type in the header is multipart/form-data. It is supported since API version 11.
      {
        name: "Part1", // Data name. This field is supported since API version 11.
        contentType: 'text/plain', // Data type. This field is supported since API version 11.
        data: 'Example data', // Data content, optional. This field is supported since API version 11.
        remoteFileName: 'example.txt' // Optional. This field is supported since API version 11.
      }, {
        name: "Part2", // Data name. This field is supported since API version 11.
        contentType: 'text/plain', // Data type. This field is supported since API version 11.
        // data/app/el2/100/base/com.example.myapplication/haps/entry/files/fileName.txt
        filePath: `${getContext(this).filesDir}/fileName.txt`, // File path, optional. This field is supported since API version 11.
        remoteFileName: 'fileName.txt' // Optional. This field is supported since API version 11.
      }
    ]
  },
  (err: BusinessError, data: http.HttpResponse) => {
    if (!err) {
      // data.result carries the HTTP response. Parse the response based on service requirements.
      console.info('Result:' + JSON.stringify(data.result));
      console.info('code:' + JSON.stringify(data.responseCode));
      console.info('type:' + JSON.stringify(data.resultType));
      // data.header carries the HTTP response header. Parse the content based on service requirements.
      console.info('header:' + JSON.stringify(data.header));
      console.info('cookies:' + JSON.stringify(data.cookies)); // Cookies are supported since API version 8.
      // Unsubscribe from HTTP Response Header events.
      httpRequest.off('headersReceive');
      // Call destroy() to destroy the JavaScript object after the HTTP request is complete.
      httpRequest.destroy();
    } else {
      console.info('error:' + JSON.stringify(err));
      // Unsubscribe from HTTP Response Header events.
      httpRequest.off('headersReceive');
      // Call destroy() to destroy the JavaScript object after the HTTP request is complete.
      httpRequest.destroy();
    }
  });

NOTE If the data in console.info() contains a newline character, the data will be truncated.

http.createHttp

createHttp(): HttpRequest

Creates an HTTP request. You can use this API to initiate or destroy an HTTP request, or enable or disable listening for HTTP Response Header events. An HttpRequest object corresponds to an HTTP request. To initiate multiple HTTP requests, you must create an HttpRequest object for each HTTP request.

NOTE Call the destroy() method to release resources after the HttpRequest is complete.

System capability: SystemCapability.Communication.NetStack

Return value

Type Description
HttpRequest HttpRequest object, which contains the request, requestInStream, destroy, on, or off method.

Example

import http from '@ohos.net.http';

let httpRequest = http.createHttp();

HttpRequest

Defines an HTTP request task. Before invoking methods of HttpRequest, you must call createHttp() to create an HTTP request task.

request

request(url: string, callback: AsyncCallback<HttpResponse>): void

Initiates an HTTP request to a given URL. This API uses an asynchronous callback to return the result.

NOTE This API supports only receiving of data not greater than 5 MB.

Required permissions: ohos.permission.INTERNET

System capability: SystemCapability.Communication.NetStack

Parameters

Name Type Mandatory Description
url string Yes URL for initiating an HTTP request.
callback AsyncCallback<HttpResponse> Yes Callback used to return the result.

Error codes

ID Error Message
401 Parameter error.
201 Permission denied.
2300001 Unsupported protocol.
2300003 URL using bad/illegal format or missing URL.
2300005 Couldn't resolve proxy name.
2300006 Couldn't resolve host name.
2300007 Couldn't connect to server.
2300008 Weird server reply.
2300009 Access denied to remote resource.
2300016 Error in the HTTP2 framing layer.
2300018 Transferred a partial file.
2300023 Failed writing received data to disk/application.
2300025 Upload failed.
2300026 Failed to open/read local data from file/application.
2300027 Out of memory.
2300028 Timeout was reached.
2300047 Number of redirects hit maximum amount.
2300052 Server returned nothing (no headers, no data).
2300055 Failed sending data to the peer.
2300056 Failure when receiving data from the peer.
2300058 Problem with the local SSL certificate.
2300059 Couldn't use specified SSL cipher.
2300060 SSL peer certificate or SSH remote key was not OK.
2300061 Unrecognized or bad HTTP Content or Transfer-Encoding.
2300063 Maximum file size exceeded.
2300070 Disk full or allocation exceeded.
2300073 Remote file already exists.
2300077 Problem with the SSL CA cert (path? access rights?).
2300078 Remote file not found.
2300094 An authentication function returned an error.
2300999 Unknown Other Error.

NOTE For details about the error codes, see HTTP Error Codes. The HTTP error code mapping is in the format of 2300000 + Curl error code. For more common error codes, see Curl Error Codes.

Example

import http from '@ohos.net.http';

let httpRequest = http.createHttp();
httpRequest.request("EXAMPLE_URL", (err: Error, data: http.HttpResponse) => {
  if (!err) {
    console.info('Result:' + data.result);
    console.info('code:' + data.responseCode);
    console.info('type:' + JSON.stringify(data.resultType));
    console.info('header:' + JSON.stringify(data.header));
    console.info('cookies:' + data.cookies); // Cookies are supported since API version 8.
  } else {
    console.info('error:' + JSON.stringify(err));
  }
});

request

request(url: string, options: HttpRequestOptions, callback: AsyncCallback<HttpResponse>):void

Initiates an HTTP request containing specified options to a given URL. This API uses an asynchronous callback to return the result.

NOTE This API supports only receiving of data not greater than 5 MB.

Required permissions: ohos.permission.INTERNET

System capability: SystemCapability.Communication.NetStack

Parameters

Name Type Mandatory Description
url string Yes URL for initiating an HTTP request.
options HttpRequestOptions Yes Request options. For details, see HttpRequestOptions.
callback AsyncCallback<HttpResponse> Yes Callback used to return the result.

Error codes

ID Error Message
401 Parameter error.
201 Permission denied.
2300001 Unsupported protocol.
2300003 URL using bad/illegal format or missing URL.
2300005 Couldn't resolve proxy name.
2300006 Couldn't resolve host name.
2300007 Couldn't connect to server.
2300008 Weird server reply.
2300009 Access denied to remote resource.
2300016 Error in the HTTP2 framing layer.
2300018 Transferred a partial file.
2300023 Failed writing received data to disk/application.
2300025 Upload failed.
2300026 Failed to open/read local data from file/application.
2300027 Out of memory.
2300028 Timeout was reached.
2300047 Number of redirects hit maximum amount.
2300052 Server returned nothing (no headers, no data).
2300055 Failed sending data to the peer.
2300056 Failure when receiving data from the peer.
2300058 Problem with the local SSL certificate.
2300059 Couldn't use specified SSL cipher.
2300060 SSL peer certificate or SSH remote key was not OK.
2300061 Unrecognized or bad HTTP Content or Transfer-Encoding.
2300063 Maximum file size exceeded.
2300070 Disk full or allocation exceeded.
2300073 Remote file already exists.
2300077 Problem with the SSL CA cert (path? access rights?).
2300078 Remote file not found.
2300094 An authentication function returned an error.
2300999 Unknown Other Error.

NOTE For details about the error codes, see HTTP Error Codes. The HTTP error code mapping is in the format of 2300000 + Curl error code. For more common error codes, see Curl Error Codes.

Example

import http from '@ohos.net.http';

class Header {
  public contentType: string;

  constructor(contentType: string) {
    this.contentType = contentType;
  }
}

let httpRequest = http.createHttp();
let options: http.HttpRequestOptions = {
    method: http.RequestMethod.POST, // Optional. The default value is http.RequestMethod.GET.
    // This field is used to transfer the request body when a POST request is used. Its format needs to be negotiated with the server.
    extraData: 'data to send',
    expectDataType: http.HttpDataType.STRING, // Optional. This parameter specifies the type of the return data.
    usingCache: true, // Optional. The default value is true.
    priority: 1, // Optional. The default value is 1.
    // You can add header fields based on service requirements.
    header: new Header('application/json'),
    readTimeout: 60000, // Optional. The default value is 60000, in ms.
    connectTimeout: 60000 // Optional. The default value is 60000, in ms.
    usingProtocol: http.HttpProtocol.HTTP1_1, // Optional. The default protocol type is automatically specified by the system.
    usingProxy: false, // Optional. By default, network proxy is not used. This field is supported since API version 10.
};

httpRequest.request("EXAMPLE_URL", options, (err: Error, data: http.HttpResponse) => {
  if (!err) {
    console.info('Result:' + data.result);
    console.info('code:' + data.responseCode);
    console.info('type:' + JSON.stringify(data.resultType));
    console.info('header:' + JSON.stringify(data.header));
    console.info('cookies:' + data.cookies); // Cookies are supported since API version 8.
  } else {
    console.info('error:' + JSON.stringify(err));
  }
});

request

request(url: string, options? : HttpRequestOptions): Promise<HttpResponse>

Initiates an HTTP request containing specified options to a given URL. This API uses a promise to return the result.

NOTE This API supports only receiving of data not greater than 5 MB.

Required permissions: ohos.permission.INTERNET

System capability: SystemCapability.Communication.NetStack

Parameters

Name Type Mandatory Description
url string Yes URL for initiating an HTTP request.
options HttpRequestOptions No Request options. For details, see HttpRequestOptions.

Return value

Type Description
Promise<HttpResponse> Promise used to return the result.

Error codes

ID Error Message
401 Parameter error.
201 Permission denied.
2300001 Unsupported protocol.
2300003 URL using bad/illegal format or missing URL.
2300005 Couldn't resolve proxy name.
2300006 Couldn't resolve host name.
2300007 Couldn't connect to server.
2300008 Weird server reply.
2300009 Access denied to remote resource.
2300016 Error in the HTTP2 framing layer.
2300018 Transferred a partial file.
2300023 Failed writing received data to disk/application.
2300025 Upload failed.
2300026 Failed to open/read local data from file/application.
2300027 Out of memory.
2300028 Timeout was reached.
2300047 Number of redirects hit maximum amount.
2300052 Server returned nothing (no headers, no data).
2300055 Failed sending data to the peer.
2300056 Failure when receiving data from the peer.
2300058 Problem with the local SSL certificate.
2300059 Couldn't use specified SSL cipher.
2300060 SSL peer certificate or SSH remote key was not OK.
2300061 Unrecognized or bad HTTP Content or Transfer-Encoding.
2300063 Maximum file size exceeded.
2300070 Disk full or allocation exceeded.
2300073 Remote file already exists.
2300077 Problem with the SSL CA cert (path? access rights?).
2300078 Remote file not found.
2300094 An authentication function returned an error.
2300999 Unknown Other Error.

NOTE For details about the error codes, see HTTP Error Codes. The HTTP error code mapping is in the format of 2300000 + Curl error code. For more common error codes, see Curl Error Codes.

Example

import http from '@ohos.net.http';

class Header {
  public contentType: string;

  constructor(contentType: string) {
    this.contentType = contentType;
  }
}

let httpRequest = http.createHttp();
let promise = httpRequest.request("EXAMPLE_URL", {
  method: http.RequestMethod.GET,
  connectTimeout: 60000,
  readTimeout: 60000,
  header: new Header('application/json')
});
promise.then((data:http.HttpResponse) => {
  console.info('Result:' + data.result);
  console.info('code:' + data.responseCode);
  console.info('type:' + JSON.stringify(data.resultType));
  console.info('header:' + JSON.stringify(data.header));
  console.info('cookies:' + data.cookies); // Cookies are supported since API version 8.
  console.info('header.content-Type:' + data.header);
  console.info('header.Status-Line:' + data.header);
}).catch((err:Error) => {
  console.info('error:' + JSON.stringify(err));
});

destroy

destroy(): void

Destroys an HTTP request.

System capability: SystemCapability.Communication.NetStack

Example

import http from '@ohos.net.http';
let httpRequest = http.createHttp();

httpRequest.destroy();

requestInStream10+

requestInStream(url: string, callback: AsyncCallback<number>): void

Initiates an HTTP request containing specified options to a given URL. This API uses an asynchronous callback to return the result, which is a streaming response.

Required permissions: ohos.permission.INTERNET

System capability: SystemCapability.Communication.NetStack

Parameters

Name Type Mandatory Description
url string Yes URL for initiating an HTTP request.
callback AsyncCallback<number> Yes Callback used to return the result.

Error codes

ID Error Message
401 Parameter error.
201 Permission denied.
2300001 Unsupported protocol.
2300003 URL using bad/illegal format or missing URL.
2300005 Couldn't resolve proxy name.
2300006 Couldn't resolve host name.
2300007 Couldn't connect to server.
2300008 Weird server reply.
2300009 Access denied to remote resource.
2300016 Error in the HTTP2 framing layer.
2300018 Transferred a partial file.
2300023 Failed writing received data to disk/application.
2300025 Upload failed.
2300026 Failed to open/read local data from file/application.
2300027 Out of memory.
2300028 Timeout was reached.
2300047 Number of redirects hit maximum amount.
2300052 Server returned nothing (no headers, no data).
2300055 Failed sending data to the peer.
2300056 Failure when receiving data from the peer.
2300058 Problem with the local SSL certificate.
2300059 Couldn't use specified SSL cipher.
2300060 SSL peer certificate or SSH remote key was not OK.
2300061 Unrecognized or bad HTTP Content or Transfer-Encoding.
2300063 Maximum file size exceeded.
2300070 Disk full or allocation exceeded.
2300073 Remote file already exists.
2300077 Problem with the SSL CA cert (path? access rights?).
2300078 Remote file not found.
2300094 An authentication function returned an error.
2300999 Unknown Other Error.

NOTE For details about the error codes, see HTTP Error Codes. The HTTP error code mapping is in the format of 2300000 + Curl error code. For more common error codes, see Curl Error Codes.

Example

import http from '@ohos.net.http';
import { BusinessError } from '@ohos.base';

let httpRequest = http.createHttp();
httpRequest.requestInStream("EXAMPLE_URL", (err: BusinessError, data: number) => {
  if (!err) {
    console.info("requestInStream OK! ResponseCode is " + JSON.stringify(data));
  } else {
    console.info("requestInStream ERROR : err = " + JSON.stringify(err));
  }
})

requestInStream10+

requestInStream(url: string, options: HttpRequestOptions, callback: AsyncCallback<number>): void

Initiates an HTTP request containing specified options to a given URL. This API uses an asynchronous callback to return the result, which is a streaming response.

Required permissions: ohos.permission.INTERNET

System capability: SystemCapability.Communication.NetStack

Parameters

Name Type Mandatory Description
url string Yes URL for initiating an HTTP request.
options HttpRequestOptions Yes Request options. For details, see HttpRequestOptions.
callback AsyncCallback<number> Yes Callback used to return the result.

Error codes

ID Error Message
401 Parameter error.
201 Permission denied.
2300001 Unsupported protocol.
2300003 URL using bad/illegal format or missing URL.
2300005 Couldn't resolve proxy name.
2300006 Couldn't resolve host name.
2300007 Couldn't connect to server.
2300008 Weird server reply.
2300009 Access denied to remote resource.
2300016 Error in the HTTP2 framing layer.
2300018 Transferred a partial file.
2300023 Failed writing received data to disk/application.
2300025 Upload failed.
2300026 Failed to open/read local data from file/application.
2300027 Out of memory.
2300028 Timeout was reached.
2300047 Number of redirects hit maximum amount.
2300052 Server returned nothing (no headers, no data).
2300055 Failed sending data to the peer.
2300056 Failure when receiving data from the peer.
2300058 Problem with the local SSL certificate.
2300059 Couldn't use specified SSL cipher.
2300060 SSL peer certificate or SSH remote key was not OK.
2300061 Unrecognized or bad HTTP Content or Transfer-Encoding.
2300063 Maximum file size exceeded.
2300070 Disk full or allocation exceeded.
2300073 Remote file already exists.
2300077 Problem with the SSL CA cert (path? access rights?).
2300078 Remote file not found.
2300094 An authentication function returned an error.
2300999 Unknown Other Error.

NOTE For details about the error codes, see HTTP Error Codes. The HTTP error code mapping is in the format of 2300000 + Curl error code. For more common error codes, see Curl Error Codes.

Example

import http from '@ohos.net.http';
import { BusinessError } from '@ohos.base';

class Header {
  public contentType: string;

  constructor(contentType: string) {
    this.contentType = contentType;
  }
}

let httpRequest = http.createHttp();
let options: http.HttpRequestOptions = {
    method: http.RequestMethod.POST, // Optional. The default value is http.RequestMethod.GET.
    // This field is used to transfer the request body when a POST request is used. Its format needs to be negotiated with the server.
    extraData: 'data to send',
    expectDataType: http.HttpDataType.STRING, // Optional. This parameter specifies the type of the return data.
    usingCache: true, // Optional. The default value is true.
    priority: 1, // Optional. The default value is 1.
    // You can add header fields based on service requirements.
    header: new Header('application/json'),
    readTimeout: 60000, // Optional. The default value is 60000, in ms.
    connectTimeout: 60000 // Optional. The default value is 60000, in ms.
    usingProtocol: http.HttpProtocol.HTTP1_1, // Optional. The default protocol type is automatically specified by the system.
    usingProxy: false, // Optional. By default, network proxy is not used. This field is supported since API version 10.
};
httpRequest.requestInStream("EXAMPLE_URL", options, (err: BusinessError<void> , data: number) => {
  if (!err) {
    console.info("requestInStream OK! ResponseCode is " + JSON.stringify(data));
  } else {
    console.info("requestInStream ERROR : err = " + JSON.stringify(err));
  }
})

requestInStream10+

requestInStream(url: string, options? : HttpRequestOptions): Promise<number>

Initiates an HTTP request containing specified options to a given URL. This API uses a promise to return the result, which is a streaming response.

Required permissions: ohos.permission.INTERNET

System capability: SystemCapability.Communication.NetStack

Parameters

Name Type Mandatory Description
url string Yes URL for initiating an HTTP request.
options HttpRequestOptions No Request options. For details, see HttpRequestOptions.

Return value

Type Description
Promise<number> Promise used to return the result.

Error codes

ID Error Message
401 Parameter error.
201 Permission denied.
2300001 Unsupported protocol.
2300003 URL using bad/illegal format or missing URL.
2300005 Couldn't resolve proxy name.
2300006 Couldn't resolve host name.
2300007 Couldn't connect to server.
2300008 Weird server reply.
2300009 Access denied to remote resource.
2300016 Error in the HTTP2 framing layer.
2300018 Transferred a partial file.
2300023 Failed writing received data to disk/application.
2300025 Upload failed.
2300026 Failed to open/read local data from file/application.
2300027 Out of memory.
2300028 Timeout was reached.
2300047 Number of redirects hit maximum amount.
2300052 Server returned nothing (no headers, no data).
2300055 Failed sending data to the peer.
2300056 Failure when receiving data from the peer.
2300058 Problem with the local SSL certificate.
2300059 Couldn't use specified SSL cipher.
2300060 SSL peer certificate or SSH remote key was not OK.
2300061 Unrecognized or bad HTTP Content or Transfer-Encoding.
2300063 Maximum file size exceeded.
2300070 Disk full or allocation exceeded.
2300073 Remote file already exists.
2300077 Problem with the SSL CA cert (path? access rights?).
2300078 Remote file not found.
2300094 An authentication function returned an error.
2300999 Unknown Other Error.

NOTE For details about the error codes, see HTTP Error Codes. The HTTP error code mapping is in the format of 2300000 + Curl error code. For more common error codes, see Curl Error Codes.

Example

import http from '@ohos.net.http';

class Header {
  public contentType: string;

  constructor(contentType: string) {
    this.contentType = contentType;
  }
}

let httpRequest = http.createHttp();
let promise = httpRequest.requestInStream("EXAMPLE_URL", {
  method: http.RequestMethod.GET,
  connectTimeout: 60000,
  readTimeout: 60000,
  header: new Header('application/json')
});
promise.then((data: number) => {
  console.info("requestInStream OK!" + data);
}).catch((err: Error) => {
  console.info("requestInStream ERROR : err = " + JSON.stringify(err));
});

on("headerReceive")(deprecated)

on(type: "headerReceive", callback: AsyncCallback<Object>): void

Registers an observer for HTTP Response Header events.

NOTE This API has been deprecated. You are advised to use on("headersReceive")8+.

System capability: SystemCapability.Communication.NetStack

Parameters

Name Type Mandatory Description
type string Yes Event type. The value is headerReceive.
callback AsyncCallback<Object> Yes Callback used to return the result.

Example

import http from '@ohos.net.http';
import { BusinessError } from '@ohos.base';

let httpRequest = http.createHttp();
httpRequest.on("headerReceive", (data: BusinessError) => {
  console.info("error:" + JSON.stringify(data));
});

off("headerReceive")(deprecated)

off(type: "headerReceive", callback?: AsyncCallback<Object>): void

Unregisters the observer for HTTP Response Header events.

NOTE

  1. This API has been deprecated. You are advised to use off("headersReceive")8+.

  2. You can pass the callback of the on function if you want to cancel listening for a certain type of event. If you do not pass the callback, you will cancel listening for all events.

System capability: SystemCapability.Communication.NetStack

Parameters

Name Type Mandatory Description
type string Yes Event type. The value is headerReceive.
callback AsyncCallback<Object> No Callback used to return the result.

Example

import http from '@ohos.net.http';

let httpRequest = http.createHttp();
httpRequest.off("headerReceive");

on("headersReceive")8+

on(type: "headersReceive", callback: Callback<Object>): void

Registers an observer for HTTP Response Header events.

System capability: SystemCapability.Communication.NetStack

Parameters

Name Type Mandatory Description
type string Yes Event type. The value is headersReceive.
callback Callback<Object> Yes Callback used to return the result.

Example

import http from '@ohos.net.http';

let httpRequest = http.createHttp();
httpRequest.on("headersReceive", (header: Object) => {
  console.info("header: " + JSON.stringify(header));
});
httpRequest.off("headersReceive");

off("headersReceive")8+

off(type: "headersReceive", callback?: Callback<Object>): void

Unregisters the observer for HTTP Response Header events.

NOTE You can pass the callback of the on function if you want to cancel listening for a certain type of event. If you do not pass the callback, you will cancel listening for all events.

System capability: SystemCapability.Communication.NetStack

Parameters

Name Type Mandatory Description
type string Yes Event type. The value is headersReceive.
callback Callback<Object> No Callback used to return the result.

Example

import http from '@ohos.net.http';

let httpRequest = http.createHttp();
httpRequest.on("headersReceive", (header: Object) => {
  console.info("header: " + JSON.stringify(header));
});
httpRequest.off("headersReceive");

once("headersReceive")8+

once(type: "headersReceive", callback: Callback<Object>): void

Registers a one-time observer for HTTP Response Header events. Once triggered, the observer will be removed. This API uses an asynchronous callback to return the result.

System capability: SystemCapability.Communication.NetStack

Parameters

Name Type Mandatory Description
type string Yes Event type. The value is headersReceive.
callback Callback<Object> Yes Callback used to return the result.

Example

import http from '@ohos.net.http';

let httpRequest = http.createHttp();
httpRequest.once("headersReceive", (header: Object) => {
  console.info("header: " + JSON.stringify(header));
});

on("dataReceive")10+

on(type: "dataReceive", callback: Callback<ArrayBuffer>): void

Registers an observer for events indicating receiving of HTTP streaming responses.

NOTE Currently, listening for events related to HTTP streaming data upload is not supported.

System capability: SystemCapability.Communication.NetStack

Parameters

Name Type Mandatory Description
type string Yes Event type. The value is dataReceive.
callback AsyncCallback<ArrayBuffer> Yes Callback used to return the result.

Example

import http from '@ohos.net.http';

let httpRequest = http.createHttp();
httpRequest.on("dataReceive", (data: ArrayBuffer) => {
  console.info("dataReceive length: " + JSON.stringify(data.byteLength));
});
httpRequest.off("dataReceive");

off("dataReceive")10+

off(type: "dataReceive", callback?: Callback<ArrayBuffer>): void

Unregisters the observer for events indicating receiving of HTTP streaming responses.

NOTE You can pass the callback of the on function if you want to cancel listening for a certain type of event. If you do not pass the callback, you will cancel listening for all events.

System capability: SystemCapability.Communication.NetStack

Parameters

Name Type Mandatory Description
type string Yes Event type. The value is dataReceive.
callback Callback<ArrayBuffer> No Callback used to return the result.

Example

import http from '@ohos.net.http';

let httpRequest = http.createHttp();
httpRequest.on("dataReceive", (data: ArrayBuffer) => {
  console.info("dataReceive length: " + JSON.stringify(data.byteLength));
});
httpRequest.off("dataReceive");

on("dataEnd")10+

on(type: "dataEnd", callback: Callback<void>): void

Registers an observer for events indicating completion of receiving HTTP streaming responses.

NOTE Currently, listening for events related to HTTP streaming data upload is not supported.

System capability: SystemCapability.Communication.NetStack

Parameters

Name Type Mandatory Description
type string Yes Event type. The value is dataEnd.
callback AsyncCallback<void> Yes Callback used to return the result.

Example

import http from '@ohos.net.http';

let httpRequest = http.createHttp();
httpRequest.on("dataEnd", () => {
  console.info("Receive dataEnd !");
});
httpRequest.off("dataEnd");

off("dataEnd")10+

off(type: "dataEnd", callback?: Callback<void>): void

Unregisters the observer for events indicating completion of receiving HTTP streaming responses.

NOTE You can pass the callback of the on function if you want to cancel listening for a certain type of event. If you do not pass the callback, you will cancel listening for all events.

System capability: SystemCapability.Communication.NetStack

Parameters

Name Type Mandatory Description
type string Yes Event type. The value is dataEnd.
callback Callback<void> No Callback used to return the result.

Example

import http from '@ohos.net.http';

let httpRequest = http.createHttp();
httpRequest.on("dataEnd", () => {
  console.info("Receive dataEnd !");
});
httpRequest.off("dataEnd");

on("dataReceiveProgress")10+

on(type: "dataReceiveProgress", callback: Callback<DataReceiveProgressInfo>): void

Registers an observer for events indicating progress of receiving HTTP streaming responses.

NOTE Currently, listening for events related to HTTP streaming data upload is not supported.

System capability: SystemCapability.Communication.NetStack

Parameters

Name Type Mandatory Description
type string Yes Event type. The value is dataReceiveProgress.
callback AsyncCallback<DataReceiveProgressInfo> Yes Callback used to return the data receiving progress.

Example

import http from '@ohos.net.http';

let httpRequest = http.createHttp();
httpRequest.on("dataReceiveProgress", (data: http.DataReceiveProgressInfo) => {
  console.info("dataReceiveProgress:" + JSON.stringify(data));
});
httpRequest.off("dataReceiveProgress");

off("dataReceiveProgress")10+

off(type: "dataReceiveProgress", callback?: Callback<DataReceiveProgressInfo>): void

Unregisters the observer for events indicating progress of receiving HTTP streaming responses.

NOTE You can pass the callback of the on function if you want to cancel listening for a certain type of event. If you do not pass the callback, you will cancel listening for all events.

System capability: SystemCapability.Communication.NetStack

Parameters

Name Type Mandatory Description
type string Yes Event type. The value is dataReceiveProgress.
callback Callback<DataReceiveProgressInfo> No Callback used to return the data receiving progress.

Example

import http from '@ohos.net.http';

let httpRequest = http.createHttp();
httpRequest.on("dataReceiveProgress", (data: http.DataReceiveProgressInfo) => {
  console.info("dataReceiveProgress:" + JSON.stringify(data));
});
httpRequest.off("dataReceiveProgress");

on("dataSendProgress")11+

on(type: "dataSendProgress", callback: Callback<DataSendProgressInfo>): void

Registers an observer for events indicating progress of sending HTTP requests.

System capability: SystemCapability.Communication.NetStack

Parameters

Name Type Mandatory Description
type string Yes Event type. The value is dataSendProgress.
callback AsyncCallback<DataSendProgressInfo> Yes Callback used to return the data sending progress.

Example

import http from '@ohos.net.http';

let httpRequest = http.createHttp();
httpRequest.on("dataSendProgress", (data: http.DataSendProgressInfo) => {
  console.info("dataSendProgress:" + JSON.stringify(data));
});
httpRequest.off("dataSendProgress");

off("dataSendProgress")11+

off(type: "dataSendProgress", callback?: Callback<DataSendProgressInfo>): void

Unregisters the observer for events indicating progress of sending HTTP requests.

NOTE You can pass the callback of the on function if you want to cancel listening for a certain type of event. If you do not pass the callback, you will cancel listening for all events.

System capability: SystemCapability.Communication.NetStack

Parameters

Name Type Mandatory Description
type string Yes Event type. The value is dataSendProgress.
callback Callback<DataSendProgressInfo> No Callback used to return the data sending progress.

Example

import http from '@ohos.net.http';

let httpRequest = http.createHttp();
httpRequest.on("dataSendProgress", (data: http.DataSendProgressInfo) => {
  console.info("dataSendProgress:" + JSON.stringify(data));
});
httpRequest.off("dataSendProgress");

HttpRequestOptions

Specifies the type and value range of the optional parameters in the HTTP request.

System capability: SystemCapability.Communication.NetStack

Name Type Mandatory Description
method RequestMethod No Request method. The default value is GET.
extraData string | Object | ArrayBuffer No Additional data for sending a request. This parameter is not used by default.
- If the HTTP request uses a POST or PUT method, this field serves as the content of the HTTP request and is encoded in UTF-8 format. If content-Type is application/x-www-form-urlencoded, the data in the request body must be encoded in the format of key1=value1&key2=value2&key3=value3 after URL transcoding (encodeURIComponent/encodeURI) and this field is usually in the String format. If content-Type is text/xml, this field is usually in the String format. If content-Type is application/json, this field is usually in the Object format. If content-Type is application/octet-stream, this field is usually in the ArrayBuffer format. If content-Type is multipart/form-data and the content to be uploaded is a file, this field is usually in the ArrayBuffer format. The preceding information is for reference only and may vary according to the actual situation.
- If the HTTP request uses the GET, OPTIONS, DELETE, TRACE, or CONNECT method, this parameter serves as a supplement to HTTP request parameters. Parameters of the string type need to be encoded before being passed to the HTTP request. Parameters of the object type do not need to be precoded and will be directly concatenated to the URL. Parameters of the ArrayBuffer type will not be concatenated to the URL.
expectDataType9+ HttpDataType No Type of the returned data. This parameter is not used by default. If this parameter is set, the system returns the specified type of data preferentially.
usingCache9+ boolean No Whether to use the cache. The default value is true. The cache takes effect with the current process. The new cache will replace the old one.
priority9+ number No Priority of concurrent HTTP/HTTPS requests. A larger value indicates a higher priority. The value range is [1,1000]. The default value is 1.
header Object No HTTP request header. The default value is {'content-Type': 'application/json'}.
readTimeout number No Read timeout duration. The default value is 60000, in ms.
The value 0 indicates no timeout.
connectTimeout number No Connection timeout interval. The default value is 60000, in ms.
usingProtocol9+ HttpProtocol No Protocol. The default value is automatically specified by the system.
usingProxy10+ boolean | HttpProxy No Whether to use HTTP proxy. The default value is false, which means not to use HTTP proxy.
- If usingProxy is of the Boolean type and the value is true, network proxy is used by default.
- If usingProxy is of the HttpProxy type, the specified network proxy is used.
caPath10+ string No Path of CA certificates. If a path is set, the system uses the CA certificates in this path. If a path is not set, the system uses the preset CA certificate, namely, /etc/ssl/certs/cacert.pem. This path is the sandbox mapping path, which can be obtained through Global.getContext().filesDir. Currently, only .pem certificates are supported.
resumeFrom11+ number No Start position for file upload or download. According to section 3.1 of RFC 7233:
- If the HTTP PUT method is used, do not use this option because it may conflict with other options.
- The value ranges from 1 to 4294967296 (4 GB). If the value is out of this range, this field does not take effect.
resumeTo11+ number No End position for file upload or download. According to section 3.1 of RFC 7233:
- If the HTTP PUT method is used, do not use this option because it may conflict with other options.
- The value ranges from 1 to 4294967296 (4 GB). If the value is out of this range, this field does not take effect.
clientCert11+ ClientCert No Client certificate.
dnsOverHttps11+ string No DNS resolution for a server that uses the HTTPS protocol.
The value must be URL-encoded in the following format: "https://host:port/path".
dnsServers11+ Array No Array of DNS servers used for DNS resolution.
- You can set a maximum of three DNS servers. If there are more than three DNS servers, only the first three DNS servers are used.
- The DNS servers must be expressed as IPv4 or IPv6 addresses.
maxLimit11+ number No Maximum number of bytes in a response. The default value is 5*1024*1024. The maximum value is 100*1024*1024.
multiFormDataList11+ Array<MultiFormData> No Form data list. This field is valid when content-Type is set to multipart/form-data.

RequestMethod

Defines an HTTP request method.

System capability: SystemCapability.Communication.NetStack

Name Value Description
OPTIONS "OPTIONS" OPTIONS method.
GET "GET" GET method.
HEAD "HEAD" HEAD method.
POST "POST" POST method.
PUT "PUT" PUT method.
DELETE "DELETE" DELETE method.
TRACE "TRACE" TRACE method.
CONNECT "CONNECT" CONNECT method.

ResponseCode

Enumerates the response codes for an HTTP request.

System capability: SystemCapability.Communication.NetStack

Name Value Description
OK 200 The request is successful. The request has been processed successfully. This return code is generally used for GET and POST requests.
CREATED 201 "Created." The request has been successfully sent and a new resource is created.
ACCEPTED 202 "Accepted." The request has been accepted, but the processing has not been completed.
NOT_AUTHORITATIVE 203 "Non-Authoritative Information." The request is successful.
NO_CONTENT 204 "No Content." The server has successfully fulfilled the request but there is no additional content to send in the response payload body.
RESET 205 "Reset Content." The server has successfully fulfilled the request and desires that the user agent reset the content.
PARTIAL 206 "Partial Content." The server has successfully fulfilled the partial GET request for a given resource.
MULT_CHOICE 300 "Multiple Choices." The requested resource corresponds to any one of a set of representations.
MOVED_PERM 301 "Moved Permanently." The requested resource has been assigned a new permanent URI and any future references to this resource will be redirected to this URI.
MOVED_TEMP 302 "Moved Temporarily." The requested resource is moved temporarily to a different URI.
SEE_OTHER 303 "See Other." The response to the request can be found under a different URI.
NOT_MODIFIED 304 "Not Modified." The client has performed a conditional GET request and access is allowed, but the content has not been modified.
USE_PROXY 305 "Use Proxy." The requested resource can only be accessed through the proxy.
BAD_REQUEST 400 "Bad Request." The request could not be understood by the server due to incorrect syntax.
UNAUTHORIZED 401 "Unauthorized." The request requires user authentication.
PAYMENT_REQUIRED 402 "Payment Required." This code is reserved for future use.
FORBIDDEN 403 "Forbidden." The server understands the request but refuses to process it.
NOT_FOUND 404 "Not Found." The server does not find anything matching the Request-URI.
BAD_METHOD 405 "Method Not Allowed." The method specified in the request is not allowed for the resource identified by the Request-URI.
NOT_ACCEPTABLE 406 "Not Acceptable." The server cannot fulfill the request according to the content characteristics of the request.
PROXY_AUTH 407 "Proxy Authentication Required." The request requires user authentication with the proxy.
CLIENT_TIMEOUT 408 "Request Timeout." The client fails to generate a request within the timeout period.
CONFLICT 409 "Conflict." The request cannot be fulfilled due to a conflict with the current state of the resource. Conflicts are most likely to occur in response to a PUT request.
GONE 410 "Gone." The requested resource has been deleted permanently and is no longer available.
LENGTH_REQUIRED 411 "Length Required." The server refuses to process the request without a defined Content-Length.
PRECON_FAILED 412 "Precondition Failed." The precondition in the request is incorrect.
ENTITY_TOO_LARGE 413 "Request Entity Too Large." The server refuses to process a request because the request entity is larger than the server is able to process.
REQ_TOO_LONG 414 "Request-URI Too Long." The Request-URI is too long for the server to process.
UNSUPPORTED_TYPE 415 "Unsupported Media Type." The server is unable to process the media format in the request.
RANGE_NOT_SATISFIABLE 416 "Range Not Satisfiable." The server cannot serve the requested ranges.
INTERNAL_ERROR 500 "Internal Server Error." The server encounters an unexpected error that prevents it from fulfilling the request.
NOT_IMPLEMENTED 501 "Not Implemented." The server does not support the function required to fulfill the request.
BAD_GATEWAY 502 "Bad Gateway." The server acting as a gateway or proxy receives an invalid response from the upstream server.
UNAVAILABLE 503 "Service Unavailable." The server is currently unable to process the request due to a temporary overload or system maintenance.
GATEWAY_TIMEOUT 504 "Gateway Timeout." The server acting as a gateway or proxy does not receive requests from the remote server within the timeout period.
VERSION 505 "HTTP Version Not Supported." The server does not support the HTTP protocol version used in the request.

HttpResponse

Defines the response to an HTTP request.

System capability: SystemCapability.Communication.NetStack

Name Type Mandatory Description
result string | Objectdeprecated 8+ | ArrayBuffer8+ Yes Response content returned based on Content-type in the response header. If HttpRequestOptions does not contain the expectDataType field, the response content is returned according to the following rules:
- application/json: string in JSON format
- application/octet-stream: ArrayBuffer
- image: ArrayBuffer
- Others: string
If HttpRequestOptions contains the expectDataType field, the response content must be of the same type as the data returned by the server.
resultType9+ HttpDataType Yes Type of the return value.
responseCode ResponseCode | number Yes Result code for an HTTP request. If the callback function is successfully executed, a result code defined in ResponseCode will be returned. Otherwise, an error code will be returned in the err field in AsyncCallback.
header Object Yes Response header. The return value is a string in JSON format. If you want to use specific content in the response, you need to implement parsing of that content. Common fields and parsing methods are as follows:
- content-type: header['content-type'];
- status-line: header['status-line'];
- date: header.date/header['date'];
- server: header.server/header['server'];
cookies8+ string Yes Cookies returned by the server.
performanceTiming11+ PerformanceTiming Yes Time consumed in each phase of an HTTP request.

ClientCert11+

Defines the client certificate type.

System capability: SystemCapability.Communication.NetStack

Name Type Mandatory Description
certPath string Yes Certificate path.
certType CertType No Certificate type. The default value is PEM.
keyPath string Yes Path of the certificate key file.
keyPassword string No Password of the certificate key file.

PerformanceTiming11+

Configures the timing for performance tracing, in ms.

System capability: SystemCapability.Communication.NetStack

Name Type Mandatory Description
dnsTiming number Yes Duration from the time when the request is sent to the time when the DNS resolution is complete.
tcpTiming number Yes Duration from the time when the request is sent to the time when the TCP connection is complete.
tlsTiming number Yes Duration from the time when the request is sent to the time when the TLS connection is complete.
firstSendTiming number Yes Duration from the time when the request is sent to the time when the first byte is sent.
firstReceiveTiming number Yes Duration from the time when the request is sent to the time when the first byte is received.
totalFinishTiming number Yes Duration from the time when the request is sent to the time when the request is complete.
redirectTiming number Yes Duration from the time when the request is sent to the time when all redirection steps are complete.
responseHeaderTiming number Yes Duration from the time when the request is sent to the time when the header resolution is complete.
responseBodyTiming number Yes Duration from the time when the request is sent to the time when the body resolution is complete.
totalTiming number Yes Duration from the time when the request is sent to the time when a callback is returned to the application.

DataReceiveProgressInfo11+

Defines the data receiving progress information.

System capability: SystemCapability.Communication.NetStack

Name Type Mandatory Description
receiveSize number Yes Size of data that has been received, in bytes.
totalSize number Yes Total size of data to be received, in bytes.

DataSendProgressInfo11+

Defines the data sending progress information.

System capability: SystemCapability.Communication.NetStack

Attributes

Name Type Mandatory Description
sendSize number Yes Size of data to be sent, in bytes.
totalSize number Yes Total size of data to be sent, in bytes.

MultiFormData11+

Defines the type of multi-form data.

System capability: SystemCapability.Communication.NetStack

Name Type Mandatory Description
name string Yes Data name.
contentType string Yes Data type, for example, text/plain, image/png, image/jpeg, audio/mpeg, or video/mp4.
remoteFileName string No Name of the file uploaded to the server.
data string | Object | ArrayBuffer No Form data content.
filePath string No File path. This field is used to configure the MIME body content based on the file content. This field is used as the substitute of data to set the file data as data content. If data is empty, filePath must be set. If data is present, filePath does not take effect.

http.createHttpResponseCache9+

createHttpResponseCache(cacheSize?: number): HttpResponseCache

Creates an HttpResponseCache object that stores the response data of HTTP requests. You can call the flush or delete method as needed in the object. cacheSize specifies the cache size.

System capability: SystemCapability.Communication.NetStack

Parameters

Name Type Mandatory Description
cacheSize number No Cache size. The maximum value is 10*1024*1024 (10 MB). By default, the maximum value is used.

Return value

Type Description
HttpResponseCache Object that stores the response to the HTTP request.

Example

import http from '@ohos.net.http';

let httpResponseCache = http.createHttpResponseCache();

HttpResponseCache9+

Defines an object that stores the response to an HTTP request. Before invoking APIs provided by HttpResponseCache, you must call createHttpResponseCache() to create an HttpRequestTask object.

flush9+

flush(callback: AsyncCallback<void>): void

Flushes cached data to the file system so that the data can be accessed in the next HTTP request. This API uses an asynchronous callback to return the result. Cached data includes the response header (header), response body (result), cookies, request time (requestTime), and response time (responseTime).

System capability: SystemCapability.Communication.NetStack

Parameters

Name Type Mandatory Description
callback AsyncCallback<void> Yes Callback used to return the result.

Example

import http from '@ohos.net.http';
import { BusinessError } from '@ohos.base';

let httpResponseCache = http.createHttpResponseCache();
let httpRequest = http.createHttp();
httpRequest.request("EXAMPLE_URL", (err: BusinessError, data: http.HttpResponse) => {
  if (!err) {
    httpResponseCache.flush((err: BusinessError) => {
      if (err) {
        console.error('flush fail');
      }
      console.info('flush success');
    });
    httpRequest.destroy();
  } else {
    console.error('error:' + JSON.stringify(err));
    // Call destroy() to destroy the JavaScript object after the HTTP request is complete.
    httpRequest.destroy();
  }
});

flush9+

flush(): Promise<void>

Flushes cached data to the file system so that the data can be accessed in the next HTTP request. This API uses a promise to return the result.

System capability: SystemCapability.Communication.NetStack

Return value

Type Description
Promise<void> Promise used to return the result.

Example

import http from '@ohos.net.http';
import { BusinessError } from '@ohos.base';

let httpRequest = http.createHttp();
let httpResponseCache = http.createHttpResponseCache();
let promise = httpRequest.request("EXAMPLE_URL");

promise.then((data: http.HttpResponse) => {
  httpResponseCache.flush().then(() => {
    console.error('flush success');
  }).catch((err: BusinessError) => {
    console.info('flush fail');
  });
}).catch((err: Error) => {
  console.error('error:' + JSON.stringify(err));
});

delete9+

delete(callback: AsyncCallback<void>): void

Disables the cache and deletes the data in it. This API uses an asynchronous callback to return the result.

System capability: SystemCapability.Communication.NetStack

Parameters

Name Type Mandatory Description
callback AsyncCallback<void> Yes Callback used to return the result.

Example

import http from '@ohos.net.http';
import { BusinessError } from '@ohos.base';

let httpRequest = http.createHttp();
httpRequest.request("EXAMPLE_URL").then(data => {
  const httpResponseCache = http.createHttpResponseCache();
  httpResponseCache.delete((err: BusinessError) => {
    try {
      if (err) {
        console.error('fail: ' + err);
      } else {
        console.info('success');
      }
    } catch (err) {
      console.error('error: ' + err);
    }
  });
  httpRequest.destroy();
}).catch((error: BusinessError) => {
  console.error("errocode" + JSON.stringify(error));
});

delete9+

delete(): Promise<void>

Disables the cache and deletes the data in it. This API uses a promise to return the result.

System capability: SystemCapability.Communication.NetStack

Return value

Type Description
Promise<void> Promise used to return the result.

Example

import http from '@ohos.net.http';
import { BusinessError } from '@ohos.base';

let httpRequest = http.createHttp();
httpRequest.request("EXAMPLE_URL").then(data => {
  const httpResponseCache = http.createHttpResponseCache();
  httpResponseCache.delete().then(() => {
    console.log("success");
  }).catch((err: BusinessError) => {
    console.error("fail");
  });
  httpRequest.destroy();
}).catch((error: BusinessError) => {
  console.error("errocode" + JSON.stringify(error));
});

HttpDataType9+

Enumerates HTTP data types.

System capability: SystemCapability.Communication.NetStack

Name Value Description
STRING 0 String type.
OBJECT 1 Object type.
ARRAY_BUFFER 2 Binary array type.

HttpProtocol9+

Enumerates HTTP protocol versions.

System capability: SystemCapability.Communication.NetStack

Name Description
HTTP1_1 HTTP1.1
HTTP2 HTTP2
HTTP311+ HTTP3 protocol. If the system or server does not support HTTP3, the HTTP protocol of an earlier version is used.
This field is valid only for HTTPS URLs. For HTTP URLs, the request fails.

CertType11+

Enumerates certificate types.

System capability: SystemCapability.Communication.NetStack

Name Description
PEM PEM certificate.
DER DER certificate.
P12 P12 certificate.