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directus-extension-request-url-with-more-settings

v1.0.2

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Send HTTP requests with advanced settings: redirect behavior, and optional raw body output

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Readme

directus-extension-request-url-with-more-settings

A Directus Flow operation to send HTTP requests with advanced settings: custom method, URL, headers, body, redirect behavior, and optional raw body output.

  • Operation type: operation
  • Language: TypeScript
  • Uses global fetch (Node.js 18+)
  • Output shape compatible with Directus built-in “request” operation:
    • { status, statusText, headers, data?, rawBody? }

Features

  • HTTP method: GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, PATCH, HEAD, OPTIONS (or any custom)
  • URL
  • Headers: list of { header, value }
  • Body (auto-JSON when object and no Content-Type provided)
  • followRedirects: follow or not (manual) redirects
  • rawBody: optionally returns base64-encoded raw response body as a Data URL
  • Smart response parsing:
    • JSON → parsed into data
    • text/* → parsed into data
    • binary (e.g. image, pdf) → data omitted, only rawBody returned
  • Can be used to forward or upload remote files (e.g. fetch image → send to another API)

Usage in a Flow

  • Add operation: HTTP Request (Advanced)
  • Options:
    • Method: e.g., GET
    • URL: e.g., https://httpbin.org/get?hello=world
    • Headers: []
    • Body: empty or JSON
    • Follow redirects: true/false
    • Return raw body (base64 Data URL): true/false

Output

Example with JSON:

{
  "status": 200,
  "statusText": "OK",
  "headers": {
    "content-type": "application/json"
  },
  "data": { "example": "value" }
}

Example with HTML when rawBody = true:

{
  "status": 200,
  "statusText": "OK",
  "headers": { "content-type": "text/html" },
  "data": "<html>...</html>",
  "rawBody": "data:text/html;base64,PGh0bWw+Li4uPC9odG1sPg=="
}

Example with an image file when rawBody = true:

{
  "status": 200,
  "statusText": "OK",
  "headers": { "content-type": "image/jpeg" },
  "rawBody": "data:image/jpeg;base64,/9j/4AAQSkZJRgABAQ..."
}

Note: in this case, data is omitted because the response is binary.

Options Reference

  • method: string (default: GET)
  • url: string (required)
  • headers: Array<{ header: string; value: string }>
  • body: any
  • followRedirects: boolean (default: true)
  • rawBody: boolean (default: false)

Behavior

  • When body is an object and Content-Type isn’t set, it is sent as JSON (application/json; charset=utf-8).
  • When followRedirects = false, fetch uses redirect: "manual".
  • Response parsing:
    • If Content-Type includes application/json → parsed as JSON in data.
    • If Content-Type starts with text/ → parsed as text in data.
    • Otherwise (binary file) → omit data, only return rawBody as base64 Data URL.

Example Flow

  • Trigger: Webhook (key: test-http)
  • Step 1: HTTP Request (Advanced)
    • Method: GET
    • URL: https://httpbin.org/get?hello=world
    • Follow redirects: true
    • Raw body: false
  • Optional Step 2: Log
    • Message: {{ steps.step1.status }} - {{ steps.step1.data.url }}

License

MIT Dan Denolf