| name | blink-fetch |
| description | Make HTTP requests to any external URL via the Blink proxy. Handles CORS, auth headers, and returns the response body. Use when you need to call an external API, download a page, or make any outbound HTTP request.
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| metadata | {"blink":{"requires_env":["BLINK_API_KEY","BLINK_AGENT_ID"]}} |
Blink Fetch
Make HTTP requests to any URL via the Blink proxy using blink fetch.
No project key needed — uses your workspace key.
GET request
blink fetch "https://api.github.com/users/octocat"
POST request with JSON body
blink fetch "https://api.example.com/data" --method POST --body '{"name":"Alice","email":"alice@example.com"}'
Request with custom header
blink fetch "https://api.example.com/protected" --header "Authorization: Bearer sk-xxx"
GET a webpage
blink fetch "https://news.ycombinator.com"
Scripting — extract from JSON response
blink fetch "https://api.github.com/repos/openclaw/openclaw" --json | python3 -c "import json,sys; print(json.load(sys.stdin)['stargazers_count'])"
Command signature
blink fetch <url> [--method GET|POST|PUT|PATCH|DELETE] [--body '<json>'] [--header 'Key: Value']
url — the URL to fetch (required)--method — HTTP method (default: GET)--body — JSON body for POST/PUT/PATCH requests--header — extra header as "Key: Value" (repeatable)
