How do you make a HTTP request with C++?

Question

Is there any way to easily make a HTTP request with C++? Specifically, I want to download the contents of a page (an API) and check the contents to see if it contains a 1 o

Answer 1

If you are looking for a HTTP client library in C++ that is supported in multiple platforms (Linux, Windows and Mac) for consuming Restful web services. You can have below options.

1. QT Network Library - Allows the application to send network requests and receive replies
2. C++ REST SDK - An emerging third-party HTTP library with PPL support
3. Libcurl - It is probably one of the most used http lib in the native world.