The HTTP Procedure

PROC HTTP Statement

Invokes a Web service that issues requests.

PROC HTTP options;

Task		Option
Specify the HTTP content-type to be set in the request headers.		CT
Specify a fileref to a text file that contains one line per request header in the format key:value. (In the z/OS operating environment, headerin files must be created with a variable record length.)		HEADERIN
Specify a fileref to a text file to which the response headers are in the format key:value.		HEADEROUT
Specify a fileref to input data.		IN
Specify the HTTP method.		METHOD
Specify a fileref where output is written.		OUT
Specify an HTTP proxy sever host name.		PROXYHOST
Specify an HTTP proxy server password. The password is required only if your proxy server requires credentials. Encodings that are produced by PROC PWENCODE are supported.		PROXYPASSWORD
Specify an HTTP proxy server port.		PROXYPORT
Specify an HTTP proxy server user name. The user name is required only if your proxy server requires credentials.		PROXYUSERNAME
Specify the endpoint for the HTTP request.		URL
Specify the Web authentication domain. If specified, a user name and password is retrieved from metadata for the specified authentication domain.		WEBAUTHDOMAIN
Specify a password for basic authentication. Encodings that are produced by PROC PWENCODE are supported.		WEBPASSWORD
Specify a user name for basic authentication.		WEBUSERNAME

CT: specifies the HTTP content-type to be set in the request headers.
HEADERIN: Specify a fileref to a text file that contains one line per request header in the format key:value. (In the z/OS operating environment, headerin files must be created with a variable record length.)
HEADEROUT: specifies a fileref to a text file to which the response headers are in the format key:value.
IN: specifies a fileref to input data.
METHOD: specifies the HTTP method.
OUT: specifies a fileref where output is written.
PROXYHOST: specifies an HTTP proxy server host name.
PROXYPASSWORD: specifies an HTTP proxy server password. The password is required only if your proxy server requires credentials. Encodings that are produced by PROC PWENCODE are supported.
PROXYPORT: specifies an HTTP proxy server port.
PROXYUSERNAME: specifies an HTTP proxy server user name. The user name is required only if your proxy server requires credentials.
URL: specifies the endpoint for the HTTP request.
WEBAUTHDOMAIN: Specify the Web authentication domain. If specified, a user name and password is retrieved from metadata for the specified authentication domain.
WEBPASSWORD: Specify a password for basic authentication. Encodings that are produced by PROC PWENCODE are supported.
WEBUSERNAME: specifies a user name for basic authentication.