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Create an HTTP Workflow Step Template

You can use Template Library to create templates of scripts and other commands and copy or link them into Harness Services and Workflows. Templates are created in the Template Library. Each template can have multiple versions with unique variables.

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When creating a template, type ${...} in a field, then enter the variable name to create a template variable. Also Template variable names cannot contain hyphens or dots (.) between names.

HTTP templates contain HTTP URLs, methods, headers, assertions, and variables. You can use the HTTP template in a Harness Workflow.

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Only members of a Harness User Group with the Manage Template Library permission may create, edit, and delete Account and Application-level templates. Members of a User Group with this permission disabled can view and link to templates only.

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Before You Begin​

Step: Create HTTP Template​

To create a HTTP template, do the following:

  1. Click Setup.
  2. In Account, click Template Library.
  3. Click the template folder where you want to add your new template.
  4. Click Add Template and select the HTTP template type. The Add HTTP Template settings appear.
FieldDescription
NameEnter a name for your template. Use a name that describes the purpose of the template.
DescriptionEnter a description for the template.
URLEnter the URL for the HTTP call.
MethodSelect the HTTP method.
HeaderEnter the media type for the message. For example, if you are using the GET method, the header is used to specify the GET response body message type Harness will check, such as content-type: application/json.
BodyEnter the message body (if any) of the HTTP message.
AssertionThe assertion is used to validate the incoming response or request. For example, if you wanted to check the health of an HTTP connection, you could use the assertion ${httpResponseCode}==200.
TimeoutEnter a value, in seconds, for how long Harness should wait for a response from the server you specified in URL.
VariablesEnter the variable names and default values you want to use in the template. When a user adds or links this template to a Workflow, the user will provide the values for the variables. Using our assertion example above, you could create a variable named ResponseCode and give it a value of 200. Next, in the Assertion field, you could use the variable like this: ${httpResponseCode}==${ResponseCode}. The variable name shouldn't include dots(.).

The following table displays the HTTP template in the Template Library and the applied template in a Workflow. Notice how the variable names defined in the template are greyed out in the applied template, and only the variable values are editable.

Template in Template LibraryTemplate Applied in a Workflow

Next Steps​