Unicode C

HTTPS GET using SSL/TLS

See more HTTP Examples

To retrieve a resource using SSL/TLS (i.e. HTTPS), simply use a URL that begins with "https://". (This applies to any Chilkat HTTP method that has a URL argument, such as QuickGetStr, GetHead, QuickDeleteStr, etc.) Unicode C

#include <C_CkHttpW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    HCkHttpW http;
    const wchar_t *html;

    // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    http = CkHttpW_Create();

    // Send the HTTP GET and return the content in a string.
    html = CkHttpW_quickGetStr(http,L"https://www.chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.json");
    if (CkHttpW_getLastMethodSuccess(http) == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkHttpW_lastErrorText(http));
        CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
        return;
    }

    wprintf(L"%s\n",html);


    CkHttpW_Dispose(http);

    }