Send HEAD Request

Sends an HTTP HEAD request to a specified URL to inspect only its response headers, without retrieving any response body.

Availability

See the Incident Workflow Actions Overview table for the plans this workflow is available on.

Description

Sends a HEAD request to a given URL with given headers.

Instructions

If you have not done so, follow the instructions to Create an Incident Workflow.
When the instructions prompt you to add actions, select this action.
Enter the following Inputs and click Save.
Continue following instructions to Publish the Workflow.
When the action runs, you will see the Outputs listed below.

Inputs

Field References

Fields with the {+} icon accept Field References, which can be useful for referencing incident data or outputs created in prior workflow steps. To add Field References, click {+}, or enter {{, and select relevant fields. Refer to the Field References article for more information.

Name	Description
Request URL	Enter the URL to send the request to. Only HTTPS URLs are supported.
Authentication Headers	Select a Workflow Integration or click New Web API Connection to establish a new one.
Headers	Enter a list of headers to include on the request, one per line. DO NOT INCLUDE SENSITIVE HEADERS, create a new Web API Credentials Connection above and use that instead. Ex: `Content-Type: application/json`

Outputs

Name	Description
Response Status Code	The status code of the response.
Successful Status Code Response	Whether or not the response status code indicates success (`2XX`).
Response Body	The Body attached to the response.
JSON Response Body	The response body parsed into a JSON object, if the content-type is `application/json`.
Response Headers	The HTTP headers set in the response.
Response Time in Milliseconds	The time in milliseconds taken for a response to be sent to the request.
Result	Value that shows if the action was successful or not. Either "Success" or "Failed."
Result Summary	Brief description of what the action did or if it failed.
Error	Brief description that is populated if the action failed.