This Apify actor makes a configurable HTTP request to a specified URL. It is designed to be a flexible, reusable tool that can be run directly or, more commonly, as the target of a schedule created by the "Generic Scheduler Actor".

Purpose

This actor serves as a bridge between the Apify scheduling system and any HTTP-based API or webhook. Instead of writing custom code for every simple API call, you can use this actor and configure its behavior through its input.

Input

The actor is configured using a JSON object with the following properties:

Field	Type	Description
`url`	String	Required. The full URL to which the request will be sent.
`method`	String	Required. The HTTP method to use. Supported values: `GET`, `POST`, `PUT`, `DELETE`, `PATCH`.
`headers`	Object	A JSON object of key-value pairs to be sent as request headers. Defaults to `{"Content-Type": "application/json"}`.
`payload`	Object	A JSON object that will be sent as the request body. This is ignored for `GET` requests.
`responseType`	String	How to parse the server's response. Supported values: `json`, `text`. Defaults to `json`.

Example Input

This example shows how to configure the actor to send a POST request to a webhook with a JSON payload.

{
  "url": "[https://api.example.com/v1/webhooks/trigger](https://api.example.com/v1/webhooks/trigger)",
  "method": "POST",
  "headers": {
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
    "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_SECRET_TOKEN"
  },
  "payload": {
    "event": "daily_report_requested",
    "source": "apify_actor"
  }
}

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