java.net.http · java.net.http · since Java 11

HttpRequest

declaration

public abstract class HttpRequest

An immutable HTTP request assembled by builder: method, URI, headers, timeout, and a BodyPublisher for uploads.

Key methods

`static Builder newBuilder(URI uri)`	GET by default.
`Builder POST(BodyPublisher body) / header(String, String) / timeout(Duration)`	The usual assembly line.
`static BodyPublishers.ofString(String) / ofFile(Path)`	Upload sources.