Task Configuration

HTTP Request Options

22 Oct, 2025 6 min read

Configure HTTP methods, geolocation, user agents, and request bodies to monitor APIs, track region-specific content, or submit form data.

HTTP Methods

GET (Default)

Standard request for retrieving web pages and content.

POST

Submit form data or send JSON payloads to APIs.

PUT / PATCH / DELETE

RESTful API operations for updating or deleting resources.

Request Geolocation

Control the geographic location from which your tracking requests appear to originate. This is essential for monitoring region-specific content, pricing, or availability.

โœ“ Automatic (Recommended)

When set to Automatic, our system intelligently selects the best location for your request. This is the recommended setting for most use cases as it provides optimal performance and reliability.

Available Standard Countries

Choose from 20 standard geolocation options for tracking region-specific content:

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia (AU)
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Belgium (BE)
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Brazil (BR)
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada (CA)
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China (CN)
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany (DE)
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spain (ES)
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France (FR)
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom (GB)
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ India (IN)
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy (IT)
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan (JP)
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท South Korea (KR)
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Mexico (MX)
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Netherlands (NL)
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ Poland (PL)
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Russia (RU)
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkey (TR)
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States (US)
๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South Africa (ZA)

Common Use Cases:

  • โ€ข Regional Pricing: Track price differences for products sold in multiple countries
  • โ€ข Content Availability: Monitor when content becomes available in specific regions
  • โ€ข Localized Search Results: Track search engine results from different countries
  • โ€ข Geo-Restricted Content: Access content that's only available in certain geographic locations
  • โ€ข Regional Deals: Monitor sales and promotions specific to certain markets

Note: Geolocation works with both standard HTTP requests and browser rendering modes. The selected country affects how websites perceive your request's origin, but doesn't change the actual IP address shown in logs.

User Agents

Set custom user agent strings to emulate different browsers or devices.

Example User Agents:

Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) Chrome/120.0.0.0 Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; CPU iPhone OS 16_0 like Mac OS X)

Request Body

Send data with POST/PUT requests in various formats:

JSON Format

{"key": "value", "param": 123}

Form Data

key1=value1&key2=value2

All Request Options Use Cases

  • โ€ข Monitoring API responses
  • โ€ข Tracking region-specific pricing and content
  • โ€ข Monitoring search results with parameters
  • โ€ข Submitting forms automatically
  • โ€ข Testing webhooks and endpoints
  • โ€ข Accessing geo-restricted content

Still need help?

Our support team is available to help you with any questions.