Requests · Schema
Requests Request
JSON Schema describing the parameters accepted by the Python Requests library's main request() function and convenience methods (get, post, put, patch, delete, head, options).
ClientsHTTP ClientHTTP LibraryOpen SourcePythonPython Software Foundation
Properties
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| method | string | HTTP method for the request. |
| url | string | URL for the request. |
| params | objectarraystring | Dictionary, list of tuples, or bytes to send in the query string. |
| data | objectarraystring | Dictionary, list of tuples, bytes, or file-like object to send in the request body (form-encoded). |
| json | object | A JSON-serializable Python object to send as application/json in the request body. |
| headers | object | Dictionary of HTTP headers to send with the request. |
| cookies | objectstring | Dictionary or CookieJar of cookies to send with the request. |
| files | object | Dictionary of name to file-like objects for multipart form upload. |
| auth | arrayobjectnull | Auth tuple (username, password) for Basic Auth, or an auth callable for custom auth schemes. |
| timeout | numberarraynull | Seconds to wait for the server to respond. Float for single timeout; [connect_timeout, read_timeout] tuple for separate timeouts. |
| allow_redirects | boolean | Whether to follow redirects. Defaults to True for GET/POST/etc., False for HEAD. |
| proxies | object | Dictionary mapping protocol schemes to proxy URLs (e.g., {'https': 'http://proxy:8080'}). |
| verify | booleanstring | Boolean to control TLS certificate verification, or path string to a CA bundle. Defaults to True. |
| stream | boolean | If False, response content is downloaded immediately. If True, streaming mode is used. |
| cert | stringarray | Path to SSL client certificate .pem file, or a ['cert', 'key'] tuple. |
JSON Schema
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/requests/refs/heads/main/json-schema/requests-request-schema.json",
"title": "Requests Request",
"description": "JSON Schema describing the parameters accepted by the Python Requests library's main request() function and convenience methods (get, post, put, patch, delete, head, options).",
"type": "object",
"required": ["method", "url"],
"properties": {
"method": {
"type": "string",
"enum": ["GET", "POST", "PUT", "PATCH", "DELETE", "HEAD", "OPTIONS"],
"description": "HTTP method for the request."
},
"url": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uri",
"description": "URL for the request."
},
"params": {
"type": ["object", "array", "string"],
"description": "Dictionary, list of tuples, or bytes to send in the query string."
},
"data": {
"type": ["object", "array", "string"],
"description": "Dictionary, list of tuples, bytes, or file-like object to send in the request body (form-encoded)."
},
"json": {
"description": "A JSON-serializable Python object to send as application/json in the request body."
},
"headers": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Dictionary of HTTP headers to send with the request.",
"additionalProperties": { "type": "string" }
},
"cookies": {
"type": ["object", "string"],
"description": "Dictionary or CookieJar of cookies to send with the request."
},
"files": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Dictionary of name to file-like objects for multipart form upload."
},
"auth": {
"type": ["array", "object", "null"],
"description": "Auth tuple (username, password) for Basic Auth, or an auth callable for custom auth schemes."
},
"timeout": {
"type": ["number", "array", "null"],
"description": "Seconds to wait for the server to respond. Float for single timeout; [connect_timeout, read_timeout] tuple for separate timeouts."
},
"allow_redirects": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Whether to follow redirects. Defaults to True for GET/POST/etc., False for HEAD.",
"default": true
},
"proxies": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Dictionary mapping protocol schemes to proxy URLs (e.g., {'https': 'http://proxy:8080'}).",
"additionalProperties": { "type": "string" }
},
"verify": {
"type": ["boolean", "string"],
"description": "Boolean to control TLS certificate verification, or path string to a CA bundle. Defaults to True.",
"default": true
},
"stream": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "If False, response content is downloaded immediately. If True, streaming mode is used.",
"default": false
},
"cert": {
"type": ["string", "array"],
"description": "Path to SSL client certificate .pem file, or a ['cert', 'key'] tuple."
}
}
}
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