Invoke-RestMethod
Sends an HTTP or HTTPS request to a RESTful web service.
Syntax
Default (Default)
Invoke-RestMethod
[-Method <WebRequestMethod>]
[-UseBasicParsing]
[-Uri] <Uri>
[-WebSession <WebRequestSession>]
[-SessionVariable <String>]
[-Credential <PSCredential>]
[-UseDefaultCredentials]
[-CertificateThumbprint <String>]
[-Certificate <X509Certificate>]
[-UserAgent <String>]
[-DisableKeepAlive]
[-TimeoutSec <Int32>]
[-Headers <IDictionary>]
[-MaximumRedirection <Int32>]
[-Proxy <Uri>]
[-ProxyCredential <PSCredential>]
[-ProxyUseDefaultCredentials]
[-Body <Object>]
[-ContentType <String>]
[-TransferEncoding <String>]
[-InFile <String>]
[-OutFile <String>]
[-PassThru]
[<CommonParameters>]
Description
The Invoke-RestMethod cmdlet sends HTTP and HTTPS requests to Representational State Transfer (REST) web services that returns richly structured data.
Windows PowerShell formats the response based to the data type. For an RSS or ATOM feed, Windows PowerShell returns the Item or Entry XML nodes. For JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) or XML, Windows PowerShell converts (or deserializes) the content into objects.
This cmdlet is introduced in Windows PowerShell 3.0.
Note
By default,
script code in the web page may be run when the page is being parsed to populate the ParsedHtml property.
Use the -UseBasicParsing switch to suppress this.
Parameters
-Body
Specifies the body of the request.
The body is the content of the request that follows the headers.
You can also pipe a body value to Invoke-RestMethod.
The -Body parameter can be used to specify a list of query parameters or specify the content of the response.
When the input is a GET request, and the body is an IDictionary (typically, a hash table), the body is added to the URI as query parameters. For other request types (such as POST), the body is set as the value of the request body in the standard name=value format.
Warning: The verbose output of a POST body will end with with -1-byte payload, even though the size of the body is both known and sent in the Content-Length HTTP header.
When the body is a form, or it is the output of another Invoke-WebRequest call, Windows PowerShell sets the request content to the form fields.
For example:
$R = Invoke-WebRequest https://website.com/login.aspx
$R.Forms[0].Name = "MyName"
$R.Forms[0].Password = "MyPassword"
Invoke-RestMethod https://website.com/service.aspx -Body $R.Forms[0]
Parameter properties
| Type: | Object |
| Default value: | None |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | Named |
| Mandatory: | False |
| Value from pipeline: | True |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | False |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
-Certificate
Specifies the client certificate that is used for a secure web request. Enter a variable that contains a certificate or a command or expression that gets the certificate.
To find a certificate, use Get-PfxCertificate or use the Get-ChildItem cmdlet in the Certificate (Cert:) drive.
If the certificate is not valid or does not have sufficient authority, the command fails.
Parameter properties
| Type: | X509Certificate |
| Default value: | None |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | Named |
| Mandatory: | False |
| Value from pipeline: | False |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | False |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
-CertificateThumbprint
Specifies the digital public key certificate (X509) of a user account that has permission to send the request. Enter the certificate thumbprint of the certificate.
Certificates are used in client certificate-based authentication. They can be mapped only to local user accounts; they do not work with domain accounts.
To get a certificate thumbprint, use the Get-Item or Get-ChildItem command in the Windows PowerShell (Cert:) drive.
Parameter properties
| Type: | String |
| Default value: | None |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | Named |
| Mandatory: | False |
| Value from pipeline: | False |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | False |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
-ContentType
Specifies the content type of the web request.
If this parameter is omitted and the request method is POST, Invoke-RestMethod sets the content type to "application/x-www-form-urlencoded".
Otherwise, the content type is not specified in the call.
Parameter properties
| Type: | String |
| Default value: | None |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | Named |
| Mandatory: | False |
| Value from pipeline: | False |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | False |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
-Credential
Specifies a user account that has permission to send the request. The default is the current user.
Type a user name, such as "User01" or "Domain01\User01", or enter a PSCredential object, such as one generated by the Get-Credential cmdlet.
Parameter properties
| Type: | PSCredential |
| Default value: | Current user |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | Named |
| Mandatory: | False |
| Value from pipeline: | False |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | False |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
-DisableKeepAlive
Sets the KeepAlive value in the HTTP header to False. By default, KeepAlive is True. KeepAlive establishes a persistent connection to the server to facilitate subsequent requests.
Parameter properties
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Default value: | KeepAlive |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | Named |
| Mandatory: | False |
| Value from pipeline: | False |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | False |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
-Headers
Specifies the headers of the web request. Enter a hash table or dictionary.
To set UserAgent headers, use the -UserAgent parameter.
You cannot use this parameter to specify UserAgent or cookie headers.
Parameter properties
| Type: | IDictionary |
| Default value: | None |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | Named |
| Mandatory: | False |
| Value from pipeline: | False |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | False |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
-InFile
Gets the content of the web request from a file.
Enter a path and file name. If you omit the path, the default is the current location.
Parameter properties
| Type: | String |
| Default value: | None |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | Named |
| Mandatory: | False |
| Value from pipeline: | False |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | False |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
-MaximumRedirection
Determines how many times Windows PowerShell redirects a connection to an alternate Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) before the connection fails. The default value is 5. A value of 0 (zero) prevents all redirection.
Parameter properties
| Type: | Int32 |
| Default value: | 5 |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | Named |
| Mandatory: | False |
| Value from pipeline: | False |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | False |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
-Method
Specifies the method used for the web request. The acceptable values for this parameter are:
- Default
- Delete
- Get
- Head
- Merge
- Options
- Patch
- Post
- Put
- Trace
Parameter properties
| Type: | WebRequestMethod |
| Default value: | Default |
| Accepted values: | Default, Get, Head, Post, Put, Delete, Trace, Options, Merge, Patch |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | Named |
| Mandatory: | False |
| Value from pipeline: | False |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | False |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
-OutFile
Saves the response body in the specified output file. Enter a path and file name. If you omit the path, the default is the current location.
By default, Invoke-RestMethod returns the results to the pipeline.
To send the results to a file and to the pipeline, use the -Passthru parameter.
Parameter properties
| Type: | String |
| Default value: | None |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | Named |
| Mandatory: | False |
| Value from pipeline: | False |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | False |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
-PassThru
Returns the results, in addition to writing them to a file.
This parameter is valid only when the -OutFile parameter is also used in the command.
Parameter properties
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Default value: | No output |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | Named |
| Mandatory: | False |
| Value from pipeline: | False |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | False |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
-Proxy
Uses a proxy server for the request, rather than connecting directly to the Internet resource. Enter the URI of a network proxy server.
Parameter properties
| Type: | Uri |
| Default value: | None |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | Named |
| Mandatory: | False |
| Value from pipeline: | False |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | False |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
-ProxyCredential
Specifies a user account that has permission to use the proxy server that is specified by the -Proxy parameter.
The default is the current user.
Type a user name, such as "User01" or "Domain01\User01", or enter a PSCredential object, such as one generated by the Get-Credential cmdlet.
This parameter is valid only when the -Proxy parameter is also used in the command.
You cannot use the -ProxyCredential and -ProxyUseDefaultCredentials parameters in the same command.
Parameter properties
| Type: | PSCredential |
| Default value: | Current user |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | Named |
| Mandatory: | False |
| Value from pipeline: | False |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | False |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
-ProxyUseDefaultCredentials
Uses the credentials of the current user to access the proxy server that is specified by the -Proxy parameter.
This parameter is valid only when the -Proxy parameter is also used in the command.
You cannot use the -ProxyCredential and -ProxyUseDefaultCredentials parameters in the same command.
Parameter properties
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Default value: | None |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | Named |
| Mandatory: | False |
| Value from pipeline: | False |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | False |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
-SessionVariable
Creates a web request session and saves it in the value of the specified variable.
Enter a variable name without the dollar sign ($) symbol.
When you specify a session variable, Invoke-RestMethod creates a web request session object and assigns it to a variable with the specified name in your Windows PowerShell session.
You can use the variable in your session as soon as the command completes.
Unlike a remote session, the web request session is not a persistent connection. It is an object that contains information about the connection and the request, including cookies, credentials, the maximum redirection value, and the user agent string. You can use it to share state and data among web requests.
To use the web request session in subsequent web requests, specify the session variable in the value of the -WebSession parameter.
Windows PowerShell uses the data in the web request session object when establishing the new connection.
To override a value in the web request session, use a cmdlet parameter, such as -UserAgent or -Credential.
Parameter values take precedence over values in the web request session.
You cannot use the -SessionVariable and -WebSession parameters in the same command.
Parameter properties
| Type: | String |
| Default value: | None |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
| Aliases: | SV |
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | Named |
| Mandatory: | False |
| Value from pipeline: | False |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | False |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
-TimeoutSec
Specifies how long the request can be pending before it times out. Enter a value in seconds. The default value, 0, specifies an indefinite time-out.
A Domain Name System (DNS) query can take up to 15 seconds to return or time out. If your request contains a host name that requires resolution, and you set TimeoutSec to a value greater than zero, but less than 15 seconds, it can take 15 seconds or more before a WebException is thrown, and your request times out.
Parameter properties
| Type: | Int32 |
| Default value: | 0 |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | Named |
| Mandatory: | False |
| Value from pipeline: | False |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | False |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
-TransferEncoding
Specifies a value for the transfer-encoding HTTP response header. The acceptable values for this parameter are:
- Chunked
- Compress
- Deflate
- GZip
- Identity
Parameter properties
| Type: | String |
| Default value: | None |
| Accepted values: | chunked, compress, deflate, gzip, identity |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | Named |
| Mandatory: | False |
| Value from pipeline: | False |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | False |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
-Uri
Specifies the Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) of the Internet resource to which the web request is sent. This parameter supports HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, and FILE values.
This parameter is required.
The parameter name (-Uri) is optional.
Parameter properties
| Type: | Uri |
| Default value: | None |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | 0 |
| Mandatory: | True |
| Value from pipeline: | False |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | False |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
-UseBasicParsing
Indicates that the cmdlet uses basic parsing. The cmdlet returns the raw HTML in a String object.
Parameter properties
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Default value: | None |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | Named |
| Mandatory: | False |
| Value from pipeline: | False |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | False |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
-UseDefaultCredentials
Uses the credentials of the current user to send the web request.
Parameter properties
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Default value: | None |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | Named |
| Mandatory: | False |
| Value from pipeline: | False |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | False |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
-UserAgent
Specifies a user agent string for the web request.
The default user agent is similar to "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT; Windows NT 6.1; en-US) WindowsPowerShell/3.0" with slight variations for each operating system and platform.
To test a website with the standard user agent string that is used by most Internet browsers, use the properties of the PSUserAgent class, such as Chrome, FireFox, Internet Explorer, Opera, and Safari.
For example, the following command uses the user agent string for Internet
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://website.com/ -UserAgent ([Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.PSUserAgent]::InternetExplorer)
Parameter properties
| Type: | String |
| Default value: | None |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | Named |
| Mandatory: | False |
| Value from pipeline: | False |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | False |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
-WebSession
Specifies a web request session.
Enter the variable name, including the dollar sign ($).
To override a value in the web request session, use a cmdlet parameter, such as -UserAgent or -Credential.
Parameter values take precedence over values in the web request session.
Unlike a remote session, the web request session is not a persistent connection. It is an object that contains information about the connection and the request, including cookies, credentials, the maximum redirection value, and the user agent string. You can use it to share state and data among web requests.
To create a web request session, enter a variable name (without a dollar sign) in the value of the -SessionVariable parameter of an Invoke-RestMethod command.
Invoke-RestMethod creates the session and saves it in the variable.
In subsequent commands, use the variable as the value of the -WebSession parameter.
You cannot use the -SessionVariable and -WebSession parameters in the same command.
Parameter properties
| Type: | WebRequestSession |
| Default value: | None |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | Named |
| Mandatory: | False |
| Value from pipeline: | False |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | False |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
CommonParameters
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutBuffer, -OutVariable, -PipelineVariable, -ProgressAction, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.
Inputs
Object
You can pipe the body of a web request to Invoke-RestMethod.
Outputs
System.Xml.XmlDocument, Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.HtmlWebResponseObject, System.String
The output of the cmdlet depends upon the format of the content that is retrieved.
PSObject
If the request returns JSON strings, Invoke-RestMethod returns a PSObject that represents the strings.