```
public interface WebClient
```
Non-blocking, reactive client to perform HTTP requests, exposing a fluent, reactive API over underlying HTTP client libraries such as Reactor Netty.
Use static factory methods create() or create(String), or builder() to prepare an instance.
For examples with a response body see:
- retrieve()
- exchange()
For examples with a request body see:
- bodyValue(Object)
- body(Publisher,Class)
Since:
5.0
Author:
Rossen Stoyanchev, Arjen Poutsma, Sebastien Deleuze, Brian Clozel

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type	Interface	Description
`static interface`	`WebClient.Builder`	A mutable builder for creating a `WebClient`.
`static interface`	`WebClient.RequestBodySpec`	Contract for specifying request headers and body leading up to the exchange.
`static interface`	`WebClient.RequestBodyUriSpec`	Contract for specifying request headers, body and URI for a request.
`static interface`	`WebClient.RequestHeadersSpec<S extends WebClient.RequestHeadersSpec<S>>`	Contract for specifying request headers leading up to the exchange.
`static interface`	`WebClient.RequestHeadersUriSpec<S extends WebClient.RequestHeadersSpec<S>>`	Contract for specifying request headers and URI for a request.
`static interface`	`WebClient.ResponseSpec`	Contract for specifying response operations following the exchange.
`static interface`	`WebClient.UriSpec<S extends WebClient.RequestHeadersSpec<?>>`	Contract for specifying the URI for a request.

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static WebClient.Builder`	`builder()`	Obtain a `WebClient` builder.
`static WebClient`	`create()`	Create a new `WebClient` with Reactor Netty by default.
`static WebClient`	`create(String baseUrl)`	Variant of `create()` that accepts a default base URL.
`WebClient.RequestHeadersUriSpec<?>`	`delete()`	Start building an HTTP DELETE request.
`WebClient.RequestHeadersUriSpec<?>`	`get()`	Start building an HTTP GET request.
`WebClient.RequestHeadersUriSpec<?>`	`head()`	Start building an HTTP HEAD request.
`WebClient.RequestBodyUriSpec`	`method(HttpMethod method)`	Start building a request for the given `HttpMethod`.
`WebClient.Builder`	`mutate()`	Return a builder to create a new `WebClient` whose settings are replicated from the current `WebClient`.
`WebClient.RequestHeadersUriSpec<?>`	`options()`	Start building an HTTP OPTIONS request.
`WebClient.RequestBodyUriSpec`	`patch()`	Start building an HTTP PATCH request.
`WebClient.RequestBodyUriSpec`	`post()`	Start building an HTTP POST request.
`WebClient.RequestBodyUriSpec`	`put()`	Start building an HTTP PUT request.

- Method Detail
  - get
```
WebClient.RequestHeadersUriSpec<?> get()
```
    Start building an HTTP GET request.
    Returns:
    a spec for specifying the target URL
  - head
```
WebClient.RequestHeadersUriSpec<?> head()
```
    Start building an HTTP HEAD request.
    Returns:
    a spec for specifying the target URL
  - post
```
WebClient.RequestBodyUriSpec post()
```
    Start building an HTTP POST request.
    Returns:
    a spec for specifying the target URL
  - put
```
WebClient.RequestBodyUriSpec put()
```
    Start building an HTTP PUT request.
    Returns:
    a spec for specifying the target URL
  - patch
```
WebClient.RequestBodyUriSpec patch()
```
    Start building an HTTP PATCH request.
    Returns:
    a spec for specifying the target URL
  - delete
```
WebClient.RequestHeadersUriSpec<?> delete()
```
    Start building an HTTP DELETE request.
    Returns:
    a spec for specifying the target URL
  - options
```
WebClient.RequestHeadersUriSpec<?> options()
```
    Start building an HTTP OPTIONS request.
    Returns:
    a spec for specifying the target URL
  - method
```
WebClient.RequestBodyUriSpec method(HttpMethod method)
```
    Start building a request for the given HttpMethod.
    Returns:
    a spec for specifying the target URL
  - mutate
```
WebClient.Builder mutate()
```
    Return a builder to create a new WebClient whose settings are replicated from the current WebClient.
  - create
```
static WebClient create()
```
    Create a new WebClient with Reactor Netty by default.
    See Also:
    create(String), builder()
  - create
```
static WebClient create(String baseUrl)
```
    Variant of create() that accepts a default base URL. For more details see Builder.baseUrl(String).
    Parameters:
    baseUrl - the base URI for all requests
    See Also:
    builder()
  - builder
```
static WebClient.Builder builder()
```
    Obtain a WebClient builder.

Interface WebClient

Nested Class Summary

Method Summary

Method Detail

get

head

post

put

patch

delete

options

method

mutate

create

create

builder