req_get_body_type: Get request body

In httr2: Perform HTTP Requests and Process the Responses

Get request body

Description

This pair of functions gives you sufficient information to capture the body of a request, and recreate, if needed. httr2 currently supports seven possible body types:

• empty: no body.

• raw: created by req_body_raw() with a raw vector.

• string: created by req_body_raw() with a string.

• file: created by req_body_file().

• json: created by req_body_json()/req_body_json_modify().

• form: created by req_body_form().

• multipart: created by req_body_multipart().

Usage

req_get_body_type(req)

req_get_body(req, obfuscated = c("remove", "redact", "reveal"))

Arguments

req	A httr2 request object.
obfuscated	Form and JSON bodies can contain obfuscated values. This argument control what happens to them: should they be removed, redacted, or revealed.

Examples

req <- request(example_url())
req |> req_body_raw("abc") |> req_get_body_type()
req |> req_body_file(system.file("DESCRIPTION")) |> req_get_body_type()
req |> req_body_json(list(x = 1, y = 2)) |> req_get_body_type()
req |> req_body_form(x = 1, y = 2) |> req_get_body_type()
req |> req_body_multipart(x = "x", y = "y") |> req_get_body_type()

httr2 documentation built on Aug. 8, 2025, 7:52 p.m.