# HTTP Client

> Symcon documentation · English · generated on 2026-09-26  
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Source: https://www.symcon.de/en/service/documentation/module-reference/i-o-instances/httpclient/

_Requires Symcon >= 2.3_

The HTTP Client reads data from a URL and makes it available.

### Integration in IP-Symcon
Authentication via username and password can optionally be set up on the configuration page.

#### Read website
If a website is to be read in, the URL must be entered.
The interval determines how often this query is carried out.

![Configuration page](https://www.symcon.de/media/pages/service/dokumentation/modulreferenz/io/httpclient/fb9880bbaf-1790424939/io-httpclient.png)

## WWW_UpdatePage

Source: https://www.symcon.de/en/service/documentation/module-reference/i-o-instances/httpclient/www-updatepage/

`bool WWW_UpdatePage(int $InstanceID)`

_Requires Symcon >= 2.3_

lets you query the configured URL

**Parameters**

- `$InstanceID` (int): ID of the HTTP Client to be updated

**Returns** (bool): If the command succeeds, it returns __TRUE__, otherwise __FALSE__.

ID of the HTTP Client to be updated

**Example**

```php
//Manual query of the configured URL of the HTTP Client with the InstanceID 12345
WWW_UpdatePage(12345);
```