Ajax

Labels: :IA_Function:IA_Ajax
Inherits from: Function

Performs an HTTP request to an external url.

Ajax
- Parameters
  - Other parameters
- Outgoing triggers
  - Type: success
  - Type: fail

Parameters

Key	Description	Default value	Possible values
`url`	Target url to perform the HTTP request to.		string (url)
`method`	HTTP method	`GET`	`GET`/`POST`/`PUT`/`DELETE`/`OPTIONS`/`CONNECT`
`data`	Payload or parameters to send with the request.		object
`headers`	Headers to send with the request.		object
`dataType`	Datatype expected back from the request.		Intelligent guess
`allowFailure`	If set to `true`, a failed request will not throw an error.		`true`/`false`/`1`/`0`
`download`	The response will be downloaded as a file	`false`	`true`/`false`/`1`/`0`
`downloadName`	Downloaded file default name	`download`	string

Other parameters

This Function is a wrapper for the $.ajax jQuery function. Other than the parameters described above, the following parameters to the $.ajax function are supported (please refer to the jQuery documentation for their use):

accepts
cache
contents
contentType
converters
crossDomain
data
dataType
headers
ifModified
method
mimeType
password
processData
timeout
traditional
url
username
xhrFields

Outgoing triggers

Type: `success`

Fires when the request was successfully completed, and the response was received.

Additional event properties (besides the inherited properties):

Key	Description	Possible values
`completed`	Indicates that the request was completed	`true`
`response`	The response to the request	object
`response.status`	The HTTP status of the request	`200`
`response.statusText`	The HTTP status text of the request	`OK`
`response.data`	The response data	object/string

Type: `fail`

Fires when the request was completed, but with errors.