wp_remote_request()

wp_remote_request() — Performs an HTTP request and returns its response. There are other API functions available which abstract away the HTTP method: Default ‘GET’ for wp_remote_get() Default ‘POST’ for wp_remote_post() Default ‘HEAD’ for wp_remote_head() Important: If the URL is user-controlled, use wp_safe_remote_request() instead.

Inputs: $url (string): URL to retrieve. $args (array): Optional. Request arguments. Default empty array. See WP_Http::request() for information on accepted arguments.

Returns array|WP_Error: The response array or a WP_Error on failure. See WP_Http::request() for information on return value.