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request( method, url, [body], [params] )

ParameterTypeDescription
methodstringRequest method (e.g. 'POST'). Must be uppercase.
urlstring / HTTP URLRequest URL (e.g. 'http://example.com').
body (optional)string / object / ArrayBufferRequest body; Objects will be x-www-form-urlencoded encoded.
params (optional)objectParams object containing additional request parameters.

Returns

TypeDescription
ResponseHTTP Response object.

Example

Using http.request() to issue a POST request:

import http from 'k6/http';
const url = 'https://httpbin.test.k6.io/post';
export default function () {
const data = { name: 'Bert' };
// Using a JSON string as body
let res = http.request('POST', url, JSON.stringify(data), {
headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
});
console.log(res.json().json.name); // Bert
// Using an object as body, the headers will automatically include
// 'Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded'.
res = http.request('POST', url, data);
console.log(res.json().form.name); // Bert
}