wp_safe_remote_get( string $url, array $args = array() )

Retrieve the raw response from a safe HTTP request using the GET method.

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Description Description

This function is ideal when the HTTP request is being made to an arbitrary URL. The URL is validated to avoid redirection and request forgery attacks.

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Parameters Parameters

$url

(string) (Required) URL to retrieve.

$args

(array) (Optional) Request arguments.

Default value: array()

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Return Return

(array|WP_Error) The response or WP_Error on failure.

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Used By Used By

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Used By Description
wp-admin/includes/file.php: download_url()

Downloads a URL to a local temporary file using the WordPress HTTP API.
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wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php: wp_xmlrpc_server::pingback_ping()

Retrieves a pingback and registers it.
wp-includes/comment.php: discover_pingback_server_uri()

Finds a pingback server URI based on the given URL.
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Source Source

File: wp-includes/http.php 

function wp_safe_remote_get( $url, $args = array() ) {
	$args['reject_unsafe_urls'] = true;
	$http                       = _wp_http_get_object();
	return $http->get( $url, $args );
}

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Version Description
3.6.0 Introduced.

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    Contributed by Mindaugas Jakubauskas —

    Request with authorization parameters

    $response = wp_safe_remote_get( 
	'https://endpoint-uri.com/example', 
	array(
		'timeout'     => 45,
		'redirection' => 5,
		'headers'     => array(
			'Content-Type' => 'application/json; charset=utf-8',
			'Authorization'      => 'Basic AUTH_KEY_HERE',
		),
		'cookies'     => array(),
	),
);

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