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title: "How do you make an HTTP GET request in Python?"  
description: "How do you make an HTTP GET request in Python?"  
author: "Anubhav Sharma"  
published: 2025-11-06  
updated: 2025-11-06  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/interview/34406/how-do-you-make-an-http-get-request-in-python  
category: "python"  
tags: ["python-3.4", "Python 3"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# How do you make an HTTP GET request in Python?

Use the built-in `requests` library.

```python
import requests

response = requests.get("https://api.example.com/users")
if response.status_code == 200:
    data = response.json()
    print(data)
else:
    print("Error:", response.status_code)
```

- `response.text` → raw string
- `response.json()` → parse JSON response
- `response.status_code` → HTTP status

## Answers

### Answer by Anubhav Sharma

Use the built-in `requests` library.

```python
import requests

response = requests.get("https://api.example.com/users")
if response.status_code == 200:
    data = response.json()
    print(data)
else:
    print("Error:", response.status_code)
```

- `response.text` → raw string
- `response.json()` → parse JSON response
- `response.status_code` → HTTP status


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