http head
For network.
Get the headers from a URL.
Command Type
built-in
Signature
> http head {flags} (URL)
Flags
--user, -u {any}: The username when authenticating.--password, -p {any}: The password when authenticating.--max-time, -m {duration}: Max duration before timeout occurs.--headers, -H {any}: Custom headers you want to add.--full, -f: Returns the full response instead of only the headers.--insecure, -k: Allow insecure server connections when using SSL.--allow-errors, -e: Do not fail if the server returns an error code.--pool: Using a global pool as a client.--redirect-mode, -R {string}: What to do when encountering redirects. Default: ‘follow’. Valid options: ‘follow’ (‘f’), ‘manual’ (‘m’), ‘error’ (‘e’).--unix-socket, -U {path}: Connect to the specified Unix socket instead of using TCP.
Parameters
URL: The URL to fetch the contents from.
Input/output types:
| input | output |
|---|---|
| nothing | any |
Examples
Get headers from example.com.
> http head https://www.example.com
Get headers from example.com, with username and password.
> http head --user myuser --password mypass https://www.example.com
Get headers from example.com, with custom header using a record.
> http head --headers {my-header-key: my-header-value} https://www.example.com
Get headers from example.com, with custom header using a list.
> http head --headers [my-header-key-A my-header-value-A my-header-key-B my-header-value-B] https://www.example.com
Notes
Performs HTTP HEAD operation.
Ported from nushell/nushell.github.io. Copyright (c) 2021 Nushell Project. MIT License.