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## Node Reference
- **Authentication:** In this dropdown list, we have several authentication options to use with HTTP requests.
- **Authentication:** In this dropdown list, there are several authentication options to use with HTTP requests.
- Basic Auth
- Digest Auth
- Header Auth
- OAuth1
- OAuth2
- None
- **Request Method:** In this dropdown list, we have several methods that can be used to send different type of HTTP requests.
- **Request Method:** In this dropdown list, there are several methods that can be used to send different type of HTTP requests.
- DELETE
- GET
- HEAD
- PATCH
- POST
- PUT
- **URL:** This is a text field where the HTTP endpoint address has to be entered.
- **URL:** This field is where the URL to request has to be entered.
- **Ignore SSL Issues:** This option can be used to download the response even if SSL validation is not possible.
- **Response Format:** Select the format in which the data gets returned from the URL. You can choose between File, JSON, and String.
- **JSON/RAW Parameters:** This defines whether or not you will use n8n's interface to send a payload to the URL or use a json.
- **JSON/RAW Parameters:** This option can be used to specify whether the body/query parameter should be set via the value-key pair UI or JSON/RAW.
- **Options**
- **Full Response:** This option can be used to retrieve the full response instead of only the body from the URL.
- **Follow Redirect:** This option can be used to follow any redirections with a status code 3xx.
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- **Timeout:** The maximum time (in ms) to wait for a response header from the server before aborting the request.
- **Headers:** This section is used to specify any optional HTTP request headers you may want to include with your request.
- **Query Parameters:** This section is used to specify any HTTP query parameters you may want to include with your request.
- **Headers:** This section is used to specify HTTP request headers you may want to include with your request.
- **Query Parameters:** This section is used to specify HTTP query parameters you may want to include with your request.
## Example Usage
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The start node exists by default when you create a new workflow.
### 2. HTTP Request node (GET)
1. Enter `https://reqres.in/api/users` in the ***URL*** field.
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![Get a list of sample users using the HTTP Request node](./GET-list-of-users_node.png)
### 3. HTTP Request node (POST)
1. Select 'POST' from the ***Request Method*** dropdown list.
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![Create a user using the HTTP Request node](./Add-Neo-to-Matrix_node.png)
### 4. HTTP Request node (PATCH)
1. Select 'PATCH' from the ***Request Method*** dropdown list.
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![Update a user using the HTTP Request node](./Update-Neo_node.png)
## Further Reading
- [Creating scheduled text affirmations with n8n 🤟](https://medium.com/n8n-io/creating-scheduled-text-affirmations-with-n8n-1c4189efae19)