Invoke-WebRequest
Performs a HTTP/HTTPS request to the Web. This command can only be used through PowerShell. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.utility/invoke-webrequest.
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Download the contents of a URL to a file:
Invoke-WebRequest {{http://example.com}} -OutFile {{path\to\file}}
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Send form-encoded data (POST request of type
application/x-www-form-urlencoded
):
Invoke-WebRequest -Method Post -Body @{ name='bob' } {{http://example.com/form}}
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Send a request with an extra header, using a custom HTTP method:
Invoke-WebRequest -Headers {{@{ X-My-Header = '123' }}} -Method {{PUT}} {{http://example.com}}
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Send data in JSON format, specifying the appropriate content-type header:
Invoke-WebRequest -Body {{'{"name":"bob"}'}} -ContentType 'application/json' {{http://example.com/users/1234}}
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Pass a username and password for server authentication:
Invoke-WebRequest -Headers @{ Authorization = "Basic "+ [System.Convert]::ToBase64String([System.Text.Encoding]::ASCII.GetBytes("myusername:mypassword")) } {{http://example.com}}
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