Finding out the total time taken by #HTTP Client Request in #Laravel

Need to know the transfer time of a HTTP post in #Laravel or Guzzle? Use this method to get that info!

💡 You can define HTTP macro to configure common request paths and headers when interacting with services throughout your application. #laravel #laravelphp #laraveltips #laraveltricks #laravelupdates #laravelfeatures

👉 A #laravel HTTP Client #CheatSheet ⚡️Some of the methods you can use before you send your request 🔥

🔥 #Laravel Tip: When communicating with third-party APIs via Laravel's HTTP client, consider adding a user agent that identifies your app. That way, if there's a problem, the API owner can identify you (via their HTTP logs) and contact you (instead of blocking you).

Laravel Tip 💡 Use Laravel's retry helper when dealing with an unstable API. For example, retry a request three times and wait one second between every retry.

Handling HTTP caching is a little tricky in #Laravel because it's can be a two-step process (eg. on pages that need to make lots of external API/database calls). Here's a basic example. I've got another package in the works that will make it much easier! https://t.co/tuuwtNH3IL

🔥 I keep finding these sweet conveniences in Laravel’s HTTP client. For instance, there’s a `withToken` method to attach the `Authorization` header to a request. So much nice than having to add it manually. 🥰

🚀If you're making an HTTP request in Laravel, you can dump the request. This can be really useful for debugging when making API calls from your application. #laravel #php