url

url function creates a table from the URL with given format and structure.

url function may be used in SELECT and INSERT queries on data in URL tables.

Syntax

  1. url(URL, format, structure)

Parameters

  • URL — HTTP or HTTPS server address, which can accept GET or POST requests (for SELECT or INSERT queries correspondingly). Type: String.
  • format — Format of the data. Type: String.
  • structure — Table structure in 'UserID UInt64, Name String' format. Determines column names and types. Type: String.

Returned value

A table with the specified format and structure and with data from the defined URL.

Examples

Getting the first 3 lines of a table that contains columns of String and UInt32 type from HTTP-server which answers in CSV format.

  1. SELECT * FROM url('http://127.0.0.1:12345/', CSV, 'column1 String, column2 UInt32') LIMIT 3;

Inserting data from a URL into a table:

  1. CREATE TABLE test_table (column1 String, column2 UInt32) ENGINE=Memory;
  2. INSERT INTO FUNCTION url('http://127.0.0.1:8123/?query=INSERT+INTO+test_table+FORMAT+CSV', 'CSV', 'column1 String, column2 UInt32') VALUES ('http interface', 42);
  3. SELECT * FROM test_table;

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