This document discusses how to use the Mulesoft HTTP connector to send and receive HTTP and HTTPS requests. It can be configured as an HTTP listener to listen for incoming requests, or as an HTTP requester to send outgoing requests. The document provides an example use case of configuring the connector as a listener to handle a GET request, transform the payload, and log the results. In conclusion, it notes the connector supports different HTTP methods and authentication, and can be used similarly as a requester.

1. Mulesoft
HTTP Connector
THARUN YADAV

2. Agenda
 Introduction
• Ways it works
 HTTP Listener
 HTTP Requester
• Sample Use Case
• Conclusion

3. About
The HTTP connector can send and receive HTTP and HTTPS requests given a
selected host, port and address.
Depending on your needs, you can either:
 Listen for HTTP requests
 Send HTTP requests
Through additional configuration, the connector allows you to:
 Use TLS encryption to send or receive HTTPS requests
 Send Authenticated Requests, via Basic Authentication, Digest and OAuth

4. Ways it works
In Studio, the HTTP connector can work in one of two ways,
depending on where it’s placed in a flow:
 As an HTTP Listener
 As an HTTP Requester

5. As HTTP Listener
To instantiate the connector as an HTTP listener connector,
you must place it onto a blank Anypoint Studio canvas into
the Source section of a new flow (i.e. as the first element in the
flow) as you design your Mule application:

6. As HTTP Requester
To instantiate the connector as an HTTP request connector,
you must place it into the Process section of a flow (i.e. :
anywhere except the beginning of it):

7. Sample Use Case
So now, we will see how http connector works as a listener:

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Step 1: Create a new flow httpconndemoFlow as directed
below:

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Step 2: Configure http listener of httpconndemoFlow for GET
method as:

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Step 3: Add a set payload transformer and a logger just after
it
Value:
#['This is a sample payload']
Message:
#['LOGGER_MSG- '+message.payload]

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Resulting XML config would be:

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Now, we let’s start testing in browser
Corresponding logger message in console:

13. Conclusion
So this way we have seen how http connector works as a listener,
Similarly http requester can be configured and be used.
HTTP listener can be configured for different HTTP methods-
GET, POST, etc.

14. Thank you!