Here’s a sample HTTP GET request that retrieves an object named
Q1_2012.ppt in the quarterly_rpts directory.
Request with curl command line
curl -k -H "Authorization: HCP bXl1c2Vy:3f3c6784e97531774380db177774ac8d"
"https://finance.europe.hcp.example.com/rest/quarterly_rpts/Q1_2012.ppt" >
Q1_2012.ppt
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Tip: If a GET request unexpectedly returns a zero-length file, use the -i parameter with curl to return the response headers in the target file. These headers may provide helpful information for diagnosing the problem. |
Request in Python using PycURL
import pycurl
filehandle = open("Q1_2012.ppt", 'wb')
curl = pycurl.Curl()
curl.setopt(pycurl.HTTPHEADER, ["Authorization: HCP
bXl1c2Vy:3f3c6784e97531774380db177774ac8d"])
curl.setopt(pycurl.URL, "https://finance.europe.hcp.example.com \
/rest/quarterly_rpts/Q1_2012.ppt")
curl.setopt(pycurl.SSL_VERIFYPEER, 0)
curl.setopt(pycurl.SSL_VERIFYHOST, 0)
curl.setopt(pycurl.WRITEFUNCTION, filehandle.write)
curl.perform()
print curl.getinfo(pycurl.RESPONSE_CODE)
curl.close()
filehandle.close()
Request headers
GET /rest/quarterly_rpts/Q1_2012.ppt HTTP/1.1
Host: finance.europe.hcp.example.com
Authorization: HCP bXl1c2Vy:3f3c6784e97531774380db177774ac8d
Response headers
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
X-HCP-Time: 1336490468
X-HCP-SoftwareVersion: 7.0.0.16
Content-Type: application/vnd.ms-powerpoint
Content-Length: 678400
X-HCP-ServicedBySystem: hcp.example.com
ETag: "d45e5b124c1807d6ec4f8088b5e51f8d"
X-HCP-Type: object
X-HCP-Size: 678400
X-HCP-Hash: SHA-256 36728BA190BC4C377FE4C1A57AEF9B6AFDA98720422960...
X-HCP-VersionId: 80205544854849
X-HCP-IngestTime: 1334829227
X-HCP-RetentionClass:
X-HCP-RetentionString: Deletion Allowed
X-HCP-Retention: 0
X-HCP-IngestProtocol: HTTP
X-HCP-RetentionHold: false
X-HCP-Shred: false
X-HCP-DPL: 2
X-HCP-Index: false
X-HCP-Custom-Metadata: false
X-HCP-ACL: false
X-HCP-Owner: lgreen
X-HCP-Domain:
X-HCP-UID:
X-HCP-GID:
X-HCP-Replicated: false
X-HCP-ReplicationCollision: false
X-HCP-ChangeTimeMilliseconds: 1335347627362.00
X-HCP-ChangeTimeString: 2012-04-25T05:53:47-0400
Last-Modified: Wed, 25 Apr 2012 09:53:47 GMT
Response body
The contents of the Q1_2012.ppt object
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