# Post xml over https connection **URL:** \ **Category:** ruby-talk\ **Created:** [14 August 2007 20:09 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/post-xml-over-https-connection/39899 "2007-08-14T20:09:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![brad3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3ab097/32.png) [@brad3](https://rubytalk.org/u/brad3)\ **Post date:** [14 August 2007 20:09 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/post-xml-over-https-connection/39899/1 "2007-08-14T20:09:58Z")
Has anyone posted xml data over a https connection? We have a vendor product that has an API that allows for programmatic operation. Data is exchanged in xml format. The exchange occurs over https. Any tips or ideas would be appreciated. I can open https connection, but I'm not sure how to post raw XML over the connections. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![Robert\_K1](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/rubytalk.org/robert_k1/32/1830_2.png) [@Robert\_K1](https://rubytalk.org/u/Robert_K1)\ **Post date:** [14 August 2007 21:00 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/post-xml-over-https-connection/39899/2 "2007-08-14T21:00:15Z")
Just like with HTTP: set the content type to "text/xml" and send (post) the data. Kind regards   robert > **···** > > On 14.08.2007 22:05, brad wrote: > > > Has anyone posted xml data over a https connection? We have a vendor product that has an API that allows for programmatic operation. Data is exchanged in xml format. The exchange occurs over https. Any tips or ideas would be appreciated. I can open https connection, but I'm not sure how to post raw XML over the connections. ---
**Author:** ![Felix\_Windt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bc8723/32.png) [@Felix\_Windt](https://rubytalk.org/u/Felix_Windt)\ **Post date:** [15 August 2007 00:11 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/post-xml-over-https-connection/39899/3 "2007-08-15T00:11:00Z")
Just in case it applies here - a lot of such APIs are implemented as XML-RPC. If yours is, try [http://www.ruby-doc.org/stdlib/libdoc/xmlrpc/rdoc/index.html](http://www.ruby-doc.org/stdlib/libdoc/xmlrpc/rdoc/index.html) HTH, Felix > **···** > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: brad [mailto:byte8bits@gmail.com] > > Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2007 1:10 PM > > To: ruby-talk ML > > Subject: post xml over https connection > > > > Has anyone posted xml data over a https connection? We have a > > vendor product that has an API that allows for programmatic > > operation. Data is exchanged in xml format. The exchange > > occurs over https. Any tips or ideas would be appreciated. I > > can open https connection, but I'm not sure how to post raw > > XML over the connections. > > > > Thanks ---
**Author:** ![brad3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3ab097/32.png) [@brad3](https://rubytalk.org/u/brad3)\ **Post date:** [15 August 2007 13:35 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/post-xml-over-https-connection/39899/4 "2007-08-15T13:35:02Z")
Robert Klemme wrote: > Just like with HTTP: set the content type to "text/xml" and send (post) the data. > > Kind regards > >     robert Perhaps I'm doing something wrong. Here's what I'm trying: nex = Net::HTTP.new("[https://127.0.0.1](https://127.0.0.1)", port) nex.use\_ssl = true path = '/path/to/xml\_interface/' headers = {'Content-Type' =\> 'text/xml'} resp, data = nex.post(path, data, headers) I get this error: /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/net/http.rb:560:in `initialize': getaddrinfo: Name or service not known (SocketError)   from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/net/http.rb:560:in `open'   from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/net/http.rb:560:in `connect'   from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/timeout.rb:48:in `timeout'   from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/timeout.rb:76:in `timeout'   from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/net/http.rb:560:in `connect'   from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/net/http.rb:553:in `do\_start'   from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/net/http.rb:542:in `start'   from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/net/http.rb:1032:in `request'   from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/net/http.rb:842:in `post' The code works up until the actual post attempt. Any ideas? ---
**Author:** ![Keith\_Fahlgren](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Keith\_Fahlgren](https://rubytalk.org/u/Keith_Fahlgren)\ **Post date:** [15 August 2007 14:08 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/post-xml-over-https-connection/39899/5 "2007-08-15T14:08:18Z")
(Not sure that 'data' is set correctly above...) You'll want to pass HTTP.new an address, not a URL: [http://www.ruby-doc.org/stdlib/libdoc/net/http/rdoc/index.html](http://www.ruby-doc.org/stdlib/libdoc/net/http/rdoc/index.html) Something like: require 'net/https' require 'uri' url = "[https://127.0.0.1:7891/path/to/xml\_interface"](https://127.0.0.1:7891/path/to/xml_interface"); uri = URI.parse(url) http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port) http.use\_ssl = true if (uri.scheme == 'https') data = "foo" headers = {'Content-Type' =\> 'text/xml'} # warning, uri.path will drop queries, use uri.path + uri.query if you need to resp, body = nex.post(uri.path, data, headers) HTH, Keith > **···** > > On 8/15/07, brad \ wrote: > > > Robert Klemme wrote: > > Perhaps I'm doing something wrong. Here's what I'm trying: > > > > nex = Net::HTTP.new("[https://127.0.0.1](https://127.0.0.1)", port) > > nex.use\_ssl = true > > path = '/path/to/xml\_interface/' > > headers = {'Content-Type' =\> 'text/xml'} > > resp, data = nex.post(path, data, headers) ---
**Author:** ![brad3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3ab097/32.png) [@brad3](https://rubytalk.org/u/brad3)\ **Post date:** [15 August 2007 15:00 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/post-xml-over-https-connection/39899/6 "2007-08-15T15:00:02Z")
Keith Fahlgren wrote: > You'll want to pass HTTP.new an address, not a URL: > [http://www.ruby-doc.org/stdlib/libdoc/net/http/rdoc/index.html](http://www.ruby-doc.org/stdlib/libdoc/net/http/rdoc/index.html) > > Something like: > require 'net/https' > require 'uri' > url = "[https://127.0.0.1:7891/path/to/xml\_interface"](https://127.0.0.1:7891/path/to/xml_interface"); > uri = URI.parse(url) > http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port) > http.use\_ssl = true if (uri.scheme == 'https') > data = "foo" > headers = {'Content-Type' =\> 'text/xml'} > # warning, uri.path will drop queries, use uri.path + uri.query if you need to > resp, body = nex.post(uri.path, data, headers) > > HTH, > Keith That was silly of me. Thank you for the example and the doc pointer. I have it working now.