Lua API Network

Lua API — Network (beez.net)

HTTP client (libcurl) for REST, downloads, and connectivity checks.

REST response shape

Every REST call returns:

Field	Type	Description
status	number	HTTP status
body	string	response body
ok	boolean	true for 2xx
headers	table	lowercase header names
error	string?	transport error message

Functions

Function	Description
get(url, [headers])	HTTP GET
post(url, body, [headers])	HTTP POST
put(url, body, [headers])	HTTP PUT
delete(url, [headers])	HTTP DELETE
request(method, url, options)	arbitrary method; options.body, options.headers, options.timeout, options.follow_redirects
upload(url, file_path, [headers])	multipart POST
download(url, dest, [options])	save to file → { path, bytes }
download_and_verify(url, dest, algo, hash, [options])	download + hash check
ping(url, [timeout])	{ ok, status, ms, error? }
is_online([timeout])	boolean probe
set_proxy(url) / set_proxy(nil)	process-wide proxy

Headers

local headers = {
    ["Content-Type"] = "application/json",
    Authorization = "Bearer " .. token,
}
local res = beez.net.get("https://api.example.com/v1/status", headers)

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