HTTP Request node
Calls any external API from a flow — method, URL, headers and body with variables — and passes the response to the next nodes.
HTTP Request (http_request) is the universal escape hatch: call any REST API with dynamic values from the flow, then use the response downstream. If a service has no integration, this node reaches it anyway.
Configuration
Open the node (double-click) to edit it. Key fields:
- Node ID / Name — the identifier used in variables and the display name on the canvas.
- Method & URL — GET/POST/PUT/PATCH/DELETE; URL accepts
{{variables}}. - Headers & body — JSON with variables (auth tokens, payloads).
Inputs & outputs
It receives upstream values for interpolation and emits the response status and body. Downstream nodes reference its output with {{node_id.field}} — see the variables reference.
Example
Form Input → HTTP Request (POST api.miapp.com/orders) → Conditional (status=200)See also: Base nodes · HiveFlow API