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wp_safe_remote_request › WordPress Function

Since3.6.0
Deprecatedn/a
› wp_safe_remote_request ( $url, $args = array() )
Parameters: (2)
  • (string) $url URL to retrieve.
    Required: Yes
  • (array) $args Optional. Request arguments. Default empty array. See WP_Http::request() for information on accepted arguments.
    Required: No
    Default: array()
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Returns:
  • (array|WP_Error) The response or WP_Error on failure. See WP_Http::request() for information on return value.
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Retrieves the raw response from a safe HTTP request.

This function is ideal when the HTTP request is being made to an arbitrary URL. The URL, and every URL it redirects to, are validated with wp_http_validate_url() to avoid Server Side Request Forgery attacks (SSRF).


Related Functions: wp_remote_request, wp_safe_remote_get, wp_safe_remote_post, wp_safe_remote_head, wp_is_xml_request

Source 

function wp_safe_remote_request( $url, $args = array() ) {
	$args['reject_unsafe_urls'] = true;
	$http                       = _wp_http_get_object();
	return $http->request( $url, $args );
}