It allows communicating with an external or internal service (such as a database, a CRM tool, or an enterprise API) without using a native integration or a third-party tool like Zapier.
How to configure an HTTP request?
The action is fully customizable. Here are the steps to follow 👍
1. 🔗 Define the URL
This is the address to which the request will be sent (for example an API). You can use static or dynamic content (via the Context Selector).
2. 🔁 Choose the method (or "HTTP verb")
It indicates the action to perform:
3. 🧾 Add headers (optional)
These are additional pieces of information sent with the request, often required by APIs (ex.: an authentication key).
Headers are defined as key/value pairs. 💡 You can add multiple headers and include dynamic values.
4. ❓ Configure parameters (query string) (optional)
These are parameters added to the URL (ex.: ?token=123). They are also presented as key/value pairs.
5. 📦 Define the request content (body)
This is where you can send data to the external service, as plain text or structured data (such as JSON or XML).
Before that, you will need to specify:
the body type (empty or raw),
then the content format (text, JSON, XML…).
💡 The selected content type will automatically add the Content-Type.
Form Data
Json/XML/Txt
Empty
Test the request before using it
A built-in test function is available for this action.
✅ Why test?
To validate the configuration (URL, format, parameters…),
To see the response returned by the external service,
To use this response in subsequent steps of the flow.
🔧 How does it work?
Click the TEST button after filling in the fields.
A window opens to customize dynamic values if necessary.
Click Run test, and the response is displayed immediately.
💡 This response is automatically saved to be reused without rerunning the test.
And after? Use the response in the rest of the flow
The data returned by the HTTP request can then be used in:
A filter (e.g.: if the field “valid” is true, continue),
Another action (e.g.: send a personalized email).
In summary
This new action allows you to:
automate integrations with other tools (without coding),
verify information in real time,
improve the quality of your workflows thanks to decisions based on external data.