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|{{Func|http:send-request|$request as element(http:request)?, $href as xs:string?, $bodies as item()*|item()+}}<br/>{{Func|http:send-request|$request as element(http:request)?, $href as xs:string?|item()+}}<br />{{Func|http:send-request|$request as element(http:request)?, $href as xs:string?, $bodies as item()*|item()+}}<br />

|Sends an HTTP request and interprets the corresponding response. :* {{Code|$request}} contains the parameters of the HTTP request such as HTTP method and headers. * In addition to this it can also contain the URI to which the request will be sent and the body of the HTTP method. * If the URI is not given with the parameter {{Code|$href}}, its value in {{Code|$request}} is used instead.<br/>* The structure request body can also be supplied via the {{Code|$bodies}} parameter. Notes:* Both basic and digest authentication is supported.* While the contents of the request can be supplied as child of the {{Code|http:requestbody}} element follows , it is faster and safer to pass them on via the third argument.* For further information, please check out the [http://expath.org/spec/http-client EXPath] specification. Both basic and digest authentication is supported.