Make HTTPS requests from canisters to external web APIs. Covers transform functions for consensus, cycle cost management, response size limits, and idempotency patterns. Use when a canister needs to call an external API, fetch data from the web, or make HTTP requests. Do NOT use for EVM/Ethereum calls — use evm-rpc instead.
How to install https-outcalls?
dfinity/icskills/https-outcalls
$npx -y skills add dfinity/icskills --skill https-outcallsInstalls into the current project.
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Run `npx skills use "https://github.com/dfinity/icskills" --skill "dfinity/icskills/https-outcalls"` and follow the generated skill instructions now. Read its complete output, redirecting it to a temporary file first if necessary. Resolve relative paths from the supporting-files directory it provides.
Use the skills in "https://github.com/dfinity/icskills" that are relevant to the current task. Run `npx skills add "https://github.com/dfinity/icskills"` and select the relevant skills, then follow their instructions.
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