Adding parameters

You may need to define parameter(s) to refine a query request, define an access key or specify an output format. Parameters appear at the end of a url in the form http://httpbin.org/get?apiKey=5abc7d6cff76==a
  1. Expand HttpClient in the Nav tree, right-click on the Parameters slot and click Actions > Add.
    The Add slot window opens.
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  2. Give the parameter a Slot Name and click OK.
  3. Double-click Parameters.
    The property you created appears.
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  4. Enter a value or link to a slot elsewhere in the station to supply the value.
  5. Right-click HttpClient and click Actions > Send.
    This API echos any supplied arguments back in the response body.
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    If Inherit is set to Inherit, the driver merges the Parameter values defined within parent components, such as the HttpClientFolder, with the child component parameters.