Powershell make HTTP GET request

powershell_http_example.md

Windows PowerShell

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System.Net.WebRequest -

$req = [System.Net.WebRequest]::Create('http://www.devdungeon.com') $req.Method ="GET" $req.ContentLength = 0 $resp = $req.GetResponse() $reader = new-object System.IO.StreamReader($resp.GetResponseStream()) $reader.ReadToEnd()

Invoke-WebRequest

$url = "http://www.devdungeon.com" $output = "test.html" $start_time = Get-Date

Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $url # Prints out metadata about the response

Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $url -OutFile $output Write-Output "Time taken: $((Get-Date).Subtract($start_time).Seconds) second(s)"