# Make an external http request from discourse

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-an-external-http-request-from-discourse/126054
**Category:** Development
**Created:** [August 17, 2019, 10:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-an-external-http-request-from-discourse/126054 "2019-08-17T10:56:20Z")
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### Author: ![merefield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/merefield/32/176214_2.png) [@merefield](https://meta.discourse.org/u/merefield)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2019, 11:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-an-external-http-request-from-discourse/126054/2 "2019-08-17T11:17:52Z")

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It’s perfectly possible, [write a plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/beginners-guide-to-creating-discourse-plugins-part-1/30515).

Here’s [an example of a plugin which makes an external call whilst processing oneboxes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/onebox-assistant-a-plugin-to-help-onebox-do-its-job/107405).

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