HTTP Requests in Java

HTTP Requests in Java — a practical guide to Java HttpClient with clear examples you can reuse in real projects.

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Short description

`HttpClient` is the modern standard-library way to call APIs.

GET request

import java.net.URI;
import java.net.http.*;

HttpClient client = HttpClient.newHttpClient();
HttpRequest req = HttpRequest.newBuilder(URI.create("https://api.example.com/data")).GET().build();
HttpResponse<String> res = client.send(req, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString());
System.out.println(res.statusCode());
System.out.println(res.body());