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

Performs an HTTP request using the GET method and returns its response.

Description

See also

wp_remote_request() : For more information on the response array format.
WP_Http::request(): For default arguments information.

Parameters

$url string Required: URL to retrieve.
$args array Optional: Request arguments.

Default: array()

Return

array|WP_Error The response or WP_Error on failure.

More Information

Use wp_remote_retrieve_body( $response ) to get the response body.

Use wp_remote_retrieve_response_code( $response ) to get the HTTP status code for the response.

Use related functions in wp-includes/http.php to get other parameters such as headers.

See WP_Http_Streams::request() method located in wp-includes/class-wp-http-streams.php for the format of the array returned by wp_remote_get() .

Source

File: wp-includes/http.php. View all references

function wp_remote_get( $url, $args = array() ) {
	$http = _wp_http_get_object();
	return $http->get( $url, $args );
}

Uses

Uses	Description
_wp_http_get_object() wp-includes/http.php	Returns the initialized WP_Http Object

Used By

Used By	Description
WP_Site_Health::check_for_page_caching() wp-admin/includes/class-wp-site-health.php	Checks if site has page cache enabled or not.
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get_block_editor_theme_styles() wp-includes/block-editor.php	Creates an array of theme styles to load into the block editor.
WP_Site_Health::wp_cron_scheduled_check() wp-admin/includes/class-wp-site-health.php	Runs the scheduled event to check and update the latest site health status for the website.
WP_Debug_Data::debug_data() wp-admin/includes/class-wp-debug-data.php	Static function for generating site debug data when required.
WP_Site_Health::get_test_rest_availability() wp-admin/includes/class-wp-site-health.php	Tests if the REST API is accessible.
WP_Site_Health::get_test_dotorg_communication() wp-admin/includes/class-wp-site-health.php	Tests if the site can communicate with WordPress.org.
wp_check_php_version() wp-admin/includes/misc.php	Checks if the user needs to update PHP.
wp_edit_theme_plugin_file() wp-admin/includes/file.php	Attempts to edit a file for a theme or plugin.
WP_Community_Events::get_events() wp-admin/includes/class-wp-community-events.php	Gets data about events near a particular location.
wp_install_maybe_enable_pretty_permalinks() wp-admin/includes/upgrade.php	Maybe enable pretty permalinks on installation.
network_step2() wp-admin/includes/network.php	Prints step 2 for Network installation process.
themes_api() wp-admin/includes/theme.php	Retrieves theme installer pages from the WordPress.org Themes API.
populate_network() wp-admin/includes/schema.php	Populate network settings.
get_core_checksums() wp-admin/includes/update.php	Gets and caches the checksums for the given version of WordPress.
plugins_api() wp-admin/includes/plugin-install.php	Retrieves plugin installer pages from the WordPress.org Plugins API.
wp_get_popular_importers() wp-admin/includes/import.php	Returns a list from WordPress.org of popular importer plugins.
wp_credits() wp-admin/includes/credits.php	Retrieve the contributor credits.
url_is_accessable_via_ssl() wp-includes/deprecated.php	Determines if the URL can be accessed over SSL.

Changelog

Version	Description
2.7.0	Introduced.

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