This is a sysmodule that allows communicating with the Nintendo Switch using http. This sysmodule brings a few advantages that don't currently exist:
- HTTP is a standardized protocol with well defined uses
- Most languages have at least one http library, so there's not a need to write a wrapper around raw TCP
- Web browsers can use HTTP, but not raw TCP (without disabling security rules)
Potential future use cases:
- Read Pokemon Sword/Shield den seeds directly into @Admiral-Fish's RaidFinder or @leanny's Seed Checker
- Display Animal Crossing turnip prices in a mobile app
- Show updating game values during a Twitch live stream
- Setup a PKHeX REST API and live edit Pokemon from a website
- Create a Discord bot that allows users to interact with the console
- Download the zip from the latest releases
- Copy the zip file contents to your switch SD card at
/atmosphere/contents
It's recommended to use something like Kosmos Toolbox/Hekate Toolbox and disable the sysmodule when it's not in use.
These are helpful pieces of information when building frontend applications that use sys-http.
- sys-http uses port 8080
- https is not currently used
All number query parameters will be in hex format for consistency.
These are the currently available routes:
/- Health check to see if the sysmodule is running/refreshMetadata- Refreshes the game metadata used to power other routes/titleId- Returns the title Id of the game/readHeap?offset=<hex>&size=<hex>- Read values from the heap
Thanks to the following groups, individuals, and contributors:
- ReSwitched for Atmosphere-libs
- Switchbrew for libnx
- yhirose for cpp-httplib