wp_safe_remote_request( string $url, array $args = array() ): array|WP_Error

Retrieve the raw response from a safe HTTP request.

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.

See also

Parameters

$urlstringrequired
URL to retrieve.
$argsarrayoptional
Request arguments.
See WP_Http::request() for information on accepted arguments.

Default:array()

Return

array|WP_Error The response or WP_Error on failure.

Source

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

Changelog

VersionDescription
3.6.0Introduced.

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