Function: http.post

Sends an HTTP POST request to the specified URL.

For more information, see Make an HTTP request.

Arguments

Arguments
`url`	`string` The URL to send the request to.
`timeout`	`float` The request timeout, in seconds (default: `300.0`). If the request takes longer than the timeout, a `TimeoutError` is raised. The maximum allowed timeout is `1800` seconds.
`body`	If present, the request body (POST requests do generally require a body). If a `Content-Type` header is not specified and if the body value is bytes, the header is set to `Content-Type: application/octet-stream`; otherwise, the body is JSON-encoded and the header is set to `Content-type: application/json; charset=utf-8`.
`headers`	The HTTP request headers. If present, must be a map of strings. If a `Content-Type` header is specified, the request body is encoded as prescribed. For example, it might be JSON or URL-encoded.
`query`	Optional query parameters. If present, must be a map that will get URL-encoded and appended to the URL. The map values must be strings, ints, floats, booleans, or lists of those.
`auth`	Optional authentication properties. If present, must be a map with `type` attribute in `["OIDC", "OAuth2"]`. A `scopes` key is also supported. For details, see Make authenticated requests to Google Cloud APIs.
`private_service_name`	`string` If present, `private_service_name` must be a string that specifies a registered Service Directory service name with format `projects/my-project/locations/us-east1/namespaces/` `my-namespace/services/my-service`.
`ca_certificate`	`bytes` If present, `ca_certificate` must be a bytes value describing a custom CA certificate in DER format that will be used in place of the standard certificate pool. The certificate must be signed by a subject alternative name as defined by RFC 3280.

Returns

The HTTP response as a map with body, code (status code), and headers attributes.

Raised exceptions

Exceptions
`ConnectionError`	In case of a network problem (DNS failure, truncated response, etc.).
`ConnectionFailedError`	When the connection is halted during transfer (failed connection, refused connection, etc.).
`TimeoutError`	When the specified timeout is reached before the response is received.
`HttpError`	If the response status is >= 400.
`ValueError`	If timeout is > 1800. If the URL is invalid or if authType is present and URL is invalid for the given authType. If the private_service_name is invalid. If private_service_name is present and URL contains a port. If ca_certificate is present and not of type bytes.

Examples

# Make a `POST` request to an external HTTP endpoint
- send_message:
    call: http.post
    args:
      url: https://www.example.com/endpoint
      body:
        some_val: "Hello World"
        another_val: 123
    result: the_message
- return_value:
    return: ${the_message.body}