Fetch resources and communicate with other hosts over the Internet.
This service allows scripts to communicate with other applications or access other resources on the web by fetching URLs. A script can use the URL Fetch service to issue HTTP and HTTPS requests and receive responses. The URL Fetch service uses Google's network infrastructure for efficiency and scaling purposes.
Requests made using this service originate from a set pool of IP ranges. You can look up the full list of IP addresses if you need to allowlist or approve these requests.
This service requires the https://www.googleapis.com/auth/script.external_request
scope. In most cases Apps Script automatically detects and includes the scopes a script needs,
but if you are setting your scopes
explicitly you must manually add this scope to use UrlFetchApp.
See also
Methods
| Method | Return type | Brief description |
|---|---|---|
fetch(url) | HTTPResponse | Makes a request to fetch a URL. |
fetch(url, params) | HTTPResponse | Makes a request to fetch a URL using optional advanced parameters. |
fetchAll(requests) | HTTPResponse[] | Makes multiple requests to fetch multiple URLs using optional advanced parameters. |
getRequest(url) | Object | Returns the request that is made if the operation was invoked. |
getRequest(url, params) | Object | Returns the request that is made if the operation were invoked. |
Detailed documentation
fetch(url)
Makes a request to fetch a URL.
This works over HTTP as well as HTTPS.
// The code below logs the HTML code of the Google home page.
const response = UrlFetchApp.fetch('http://www.google.com/');
Logger.log(response.getContentText());
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
url | String | The URL to fetch. The URL can have up to 2,082 characters. |
Return
HTTPResponse — The HTTP response data.
Authorization
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:
-
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/script.external_request
fetch(url, params)
Makes a request to fetch a URL using optional advanced parameters.
This works over HTTP as well as HTTPS.
// Make a GET request and log the returned content.
const response = UrlFetchApp.fetch('http://www.google.com/');
Logger.log(response.getContentText());
// Make a POST request with form data.
const resumeBlob = Utilities.newBlob('Hire me!', 'text/plain', 'resume.txt');
const formData = {
name: 'Bob Smith',
email: 'bob@example.com',
resume: resumeBlob,
};
// Because payload is a JavaScript object, it is interpreted as
// as form data. (No need to specify contentType; it automatically
// defaults to either 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'
// or 'multipart/form-data')
const options = {
method: 'post',
payload: formData,
};
UrlFetchApp.fetch('https://httpbin.org/post', options);
// Make a POST request with a JSON payload.
const data = {
name: 'Bob Smith',
age: 35,
pets: ['fido', 'fluffy'],
};
const options = {
method: 'post',
contentType: 'application/json',
// Convert the JavaScript object to a JSON string.
payload: JSON.stringify(data),
};
UrlFetchApp.fetch('https://httpbin.org/post', options);
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
url | String | The URL to fetch. The URL can have up to 2,082 characters. |
params | Object | The optional JavaScript object specifying advanced parameters as defined below. |
Advanced parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
contentType | String | the content type (defaults to 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'). Another example of content type is 'application/xml; charset=utf-8'. |
headers | Object | a JavaScript key/value map of HTTP headers for the request |
method | String | the HTTP method for the request: get, delete,
patch, post, or put. The default is get. |
payload | String | the payload (that is, the POST body) for the request. Certain HTTP methods (for example, GET) do not accept a payload. It can be a string, a byte array, a blob, or a JavaScript object. A JavaScript object is interpreted as a map of form field names to values, where the values can be either strings or blobs. |
useIntranet | Boolean | Deprecated. This instructs fetch to resolve the specified URL within the intranet linked to your domain through (deprecated) SDC |
validateHttpsCertificates | Boolean | If false the fetch ignores any
invalid certificates for HTTPS requests. The default is true. |
followRedirects | Boolean | If false the fetch doesn't automatically
follow HTTP redirects; it returns the original HTTP response. The default is true. |
muteHttpExceptions | Boolean | If true the fetch doesn't throw an
exception if the response code indicates failure, and instead returns the HTTPResponse. The default is false. |
escaping | Boolean | If false reserved characters in the URL aren't
escaped. The default is true. |
Return
HTTPResponse — The HTTP response data.
Authorization
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:
-
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/script.external_request
fetchAll(requests)
Makes multiple requests to fetch multiple URLs using optional advanced parameters.
This works over HTTP as well as HTTPS.
// Make both a POST request with form data, and a GET request.
const resumeBlob = Utilities.newBlob('Hire me!', 'text/plain', 'resume.txt');
const formData = {
name: 'Bob Smith',
email: 'bob@example.com',
resume: resumeBlob,
};
// Because payload is a JavaScript object, it is interpreted as
// as form data. (No need to specify contentType; it defaults to either
// 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded' or 'multipart/form-data')
const request1 = {
url: 'https://httpbin.org/post',
method: 'post',
payload: formData,
};
// A request may also just be a URL.
const request2 = 'https://httpbin.org/get?key=value';
UrlFetchApp.fetchAll([request1, request2]);
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
requests | Object[] | An array of either URLs or JavaScript objects specifying requests as defined below. |
Advanced parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
url | String | the URL to fetch. The URL can have up to 2,082 characters. |
contentType | String | the content type (defaults to 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'). Another example of content type is 'application/xml; charset=utf-8'. |
headers | Object | a JavaScript key/value map of HTTP headers for the request |
method | String | the HTTP method for the request: get, delete,
patch, post, or put. The default is get. |
payload | String | the payload (that is, the POST body) for the request. Certain HTTP methods (for example, GET) do not accept a payload. It can be a string, a byte array, a blob, or a JavaScript object. A JavaScript object is interpreted as a map of form field names to values, where the values can be either strings or blobs. |
useIntranet | Boolean | Deprecated. This instructs fetch to resolve the specified URL within the intranet linked to your domain through (deprecated) SDC |
validateHttpsCertificates | Boolean | If false the fetch ignores any
invalid certificates for HTTPS requests. The default is true. |
followRedirects | Boolean | If false the fetch doesn't automatically
follow HTTP redirects; it returns the original HTTP response. The default is true. |
muteHttpExceptions | Boolean | If true, the fetch doesn't throw an
exception if the response code indicates failure, and instead returns the HTTPResponse. The default is false. |
escaping | Boolean | If false, reserved characters in the URL are not
escaped. The default is true. |
Return
HTTPResponse[] — An array of HTTP response data from each input request.
Authorization
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:
-
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/script.external_request
getRequest(url)
Returns the request that is made if the operation was invoked.
This method does not actually issue the request.
// The code below logs the value for every key of the returned map.
const response = UrlFetchApp.getRequest('http://www.google.com/');
for (const i in response) {
Logger.log(`${i}: ${response[i]}`);
}
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
url | String | The URL to look up. The URL can have up to 2,082 characters. |
Return
Object — A map of Field Name to Value. The map has at least the following keys: url,
method, contentType, payload, and headers.
Authorization
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:
-
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/script.external_request
getRequest(url, params)
Returns the request that is made if the operation were invoked.
This method does not actually issue the request.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
url | String | The URL to look up. The URL can have up to 2,082 characters. |
params | Object | An optional JavaScript object specifying advanced parameters as defined below. |
Advanced parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
contentType | String | the content type (defaults to 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'). Another example of content type is 'application/xml; charset=utf-8'. |
headers | Object | a JavaScript key/value map of HTTP headers for the request |
method | String | the HTTP method for the request: get, delete,
patch, post, or put. The default is get. |
payload | String | the payload (that is, the POST body) for the request. Certain HTTP methods (for example, GET) do not accept a payload. It can be a string, a byte array, a blob, or a JavaScript object. A JavaScript object is interpreted as a map of form field names to values, where the values can be either strings or blobs. |
useIntranet | Boolean | Deprecated. This instructs fetch to resolve the specified URL within the intranet linked to your domain through (deprecated) SDC |
validateHttpsCertificates | Boolean | If false the fetch ignores any
invalid certificates for HTTPS requests. The default is true. |
followRedirects | Boolean | If false the fetch doesn't automatically
follow HTTP redirects; it returns the original HTTP response. The default is true. |
muteHttpExceptions | Boolean | If true the fetch doesn't throw an
exception if the response code indicates failure, and instead returns the HTTPResponse. The default is false. |
escaping | Boolean | If false reserved characters in the URL aren't be
escaped. The default is true. |
Return
Object — A map of Field Name to Value. The map has at least the following keys: url,
method, contentType, payload, and headers.
Authorization
Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes:
-
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/script.external_request