HTTP connection

To access your data from a URL, create an HTTP connection asset for it.

Supported file

Use the full path in the URL to the file that you want to read. You cannot browse for files.

Certificates

Enter the SSL certificate of the host to be trusted. The SSL certificate is needed only when the host certificate is not signed by a known certificate authority.

For Private connectivity, to connect to a database that is not externalized to the internet (for example, behind a firewall), you must set up a secure connection.

Restriction

You can use this connection only for source data. You cannot write to data or export data with this connection.

Supported file types

The HTTP connection supports these file types:  Avro, CSV, Delimited text, Excel, JSON, ORC, Parquet, SAS, SAV, SHP, and XML.

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