HTTP

Web requests from server scripts, for example webhooks or external APIs.

PerformHttpRequest

PerformHttpRequest(url, callback?, method?, data?, headers?, options?) --> integer

Send a web request and get the answer in a callback. Server only.

Parameter	Type	Description
url	string	http:// or https:// address. Addresses in private networks and localhost are blocked unless the server operator allows them.
callback (optional)	fun(statusCode: integer, body: string?, headers: table<string, string>, errorData: string?)	Called with the result. body is nil for errors; then errorData has the reason or the error body.
method (optional)	string	GET (default), POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD or OPTIONS.
data (optional)	string	Request body, at most 1 MB by default.
headers (optional)	table<string, string>	Request headers.
options (optional)	{timeout: integer?}	timeout in milliseconds (at most the server limit, 30 s by default).

Returns

• integer: ID of the request.

PerformHttpRequest('https://example.com/api/status', function(status, body, headers, err)
  if status == 200 then
    local data = json.decode(body)
  else
    print('request failed', status, err)
  end
end, 'GET', '', { ['Accept'] = 'application/json' })

Compared to FiveM: Same as in FiveM. At most 32 requests per resource at the same time, responses up to 16 MB.