How to use http_api_curl action in WordPress

http_api_curl action

Cookies are not currently handled by the HTTP API. This action allows plugins to handle cookies themselves.

To use the http_api_curl action, first you have to register it using add_action. You can write this code into functions.php of your activated theme or in a custom WordPress Plugin.

We at WePlugins always prefer to create a custom WordPress Plugin while using hooks so nothing breaks when you update your WordPress Theme in the future.

In the below live example, we have defined a function weplugins_execute_on_http_api_curl_event which takes 3 parameters and we registered using add_action. The first parameter http_api_curl is the name of the hook, the second parameter weplugins_execute_on_http_api_curl_event is the name of the function which needs to be called, the third parameter is the priority of calling the hook if the same hook is used multiple times, and the last parameter is the number of arguments (if any) to be passed in the registered function.

Sometimes, you have to remove a registered hook so you can use remove_action to remove the http_api_curl action.

Parameters

Below are the 3 parameters required to use this hook.

• $handle: (resource) The cURL handle returned by curl_init() (passed by reference).
• $parsed_args: (array) The HTTP request arguments.
• $url: (string) The request URL.

Live Examples

Example 1: Adding a Custom Action

This example shows how you can add a custom action to the http_api_curl hook.

    function weplugins_execute_on_http_api_curl_event($handle, $parsed_args, $url){
       // Write your custom code here
    }
    // Add the action
    add_action("http_api_curl", "weplugins_execute_on_http_api_curl_event", 10, 3);
    

Example 2: Removing a Custom Action

This example demonstrates how to remove a previously added custom action from the http_api_curl hook.

remove_action("http_api_curl", "weplugins_execute_on_http_api_curl_event", 10, 3);

Example 3: Modifying cURL Options

In this example, we modify the cURL options before the request is executed.

    function weplugins_modify_curl_options($handle, $parsed_args, $url){
       curl_setopt($handle, CURLOPT_TIMEOUT, 30); // Set a custom timeout
    }
    // Add the action
    add_action("http_api_curl", "weplugins_modify_curl_options", 10, 3);
    

Make sure to provide the same callback function name, priority, and number of arguments while removing the hook callback.