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HTTP clients

Updated: June 19, 2026

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This section explains how HTTP clients transfer files and data over a network and support configurable parameters for secure and flexible operation.

A HTTP client is a network utility that

  • transfers files and data from HTTP servers to devices over a network using the HTTP protocol,

  • enables configuration of connection, security, and transport parameters via http client command, and

  • and supports advanced features such as SSL/TLS options, source interface selection, and protocol versioning.

Configurable parameters for HTTP clients

HTTP client is available by default. You can configure http client settings or view and modify the existing settings. To configure the settings, use the http client command in XR configuration mode.

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:ios#configure
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:ios(config)#http client ?
connection          Configure HTTP Client connection
response            How long HTTP Client waits for a response from the server
                    for a request message before giving up
secure-verify-host  Verify that if server certificate is for the server it is known as
secure-verify-peer  Verify authenticity of the peer's certificate
source-interface    Specify interface for source address
ssl                 SSL configuration to be used for HTTPS requests
tcp-window-scale    Set tcp window-scale factor for High Latency links
version             HTTP Version to be used in HTTP requests
vrf                 Name of vrf
Table 1. Commands used to configure HTTP client settings

Parameters

Description
connection Configure HTTP Client connection by using either retry or timeout options.
response How long HTTP Client waits for a response from the server for a request message before giving up.
secure-verify-host Verify host in peer's certificate. To disable verifying this, you can use the command http client secure-verify-host disable
secure-verify-peer Verify authenticity of the peer's certificate.
source-interface Specifies the interface for source address for all outgoing HTTP connections. You can enter either an ipv4 or ipv6 address or both.
ssl version SSL version (configuration) to be used for HTTPS requests.
tcp-window-scale scale Set tcp window-scale factor for high latency links.
version version

HTTP version to be used in HTTP requests.

  • 1.0 - HTTP1.0 will be used for all HTTP requests.

  • 1.1 - HTTP1.1 will be used for all HTTP requests.

  • default libcurl - will use HTTP version automatically.
vrf name Name of vrf.

This example shows how to set the tcp window-scale to 8.

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:ios(config)#http client tcp-window-scale 8

This example shows how to set the HTTP version to 1.0.

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:ios(config)#http client version 1.0
Note

HTTP client uses libcurl version 7.30