HttpClient

Do Basic Authentication with the HttpClient 4 – simple usecase, preemptive auth and how to manually set the Authorization header. >>>

How to set a custom header on one/all requests sent via the HttpClient 4. >>>

How to enable POST Redirect with Apache HttpClient. >>>

Stop the Apache HttpClient 4 automatically following redirects – A Day will come when redirects will be followed, but it’s not THIS DAY! >>>

How to send Custom Cookies with the Apache HttpClient 4. >>>

Get the status code of an HTTP Response with HttpClient 4. >>>

Stop/Abort long running requests with the Apache HttpClient 4.x. >>>

Set a custom User-Agent header on the client (or on individual requests) with the Apache HttpClient 4. >>>

HttpClient 4 examples and best practices. >>>

How to unshorten URLs in Java – to set up and use HttpClient to expand URLs and detect redirect loops. >>>

How to set up timeout for an HttpClient – connection and socket timeouts, and a mechanism for hard timeout of ongoing http connections. >>>