HTTP Check

HTTP Check validates connectivity to an HTTP endpoint and optionally checks for specific status codes or text in the response.

Usage with Binary

./wait4it -type=http -h=https://example.com -t=60 -http-status=200 -http-text="Welcome"

docker run ph4r5h4d/wait4it -type=http -h=https://example.com -t=60 -http-status=200 -http-text="Welcome"

Variable	Description	Default
W4IT_TYPE	The type of check (set to `http` for HTTP check).	-
W4IT_TIMEOUT	Timeout in seconds.	30
W4IT_HOST	The HTTP endpoint to check.	127.0.0.1
W4IT_HTTP_STATUS_CODE	Expected HTTP status code.	200
W4IT_HTTP_TEXT	Substring to search for in the HTTP response.	-
W4IT_HTTP_FOLLOW_REDIRECT	Whether to follow redirects (`true` or `false`).	true

Argument	Description	Default
-type	The type of check (set to `http` for HTTP check).	-
-t	Timeout in seconds.	30
-h	The HTTP endpoint to check.	127.0.0.1
-http-status	Expected HTTP status code.	200
-http-text	Substring to search for in the HTTP response.	-
-http-follow-redirect	Whether to follow redirects (`true` or `false`).	true

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Environment variables override command-line arguments.
If W4IT_HTTP_STATUS_CODE is not defined, the check defaults to expecting status code 200.
If W4IT_HTTP_TEXT is not defined, only the status code is checked.

Code	Meaning
0	Connection successful.
1	Timed out.
2	Validation error or incorrect input.