Golang: HTTP & Networking

Making external HTTP requests in Go

In previous articles, we learned a lot about launching HTTP servers in Go. But a backend can also make external HTTP requests to remote servers to fetch and post data. In this article, we are going to look into HTTP client APIs provided by the Go.

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This lesson requires the knowledge of JSON encoding/decoding, data streaming, file system, and other essential concepts. I advise you to get read these lessons before proceeding with this tutorial.

Working with JSON in Go

Introduction to Streams and Buffers