Inkplate 5v2 MicroPython - GET and POST requests

Inkplate 5v2 can connect to the internet and make HTTP requests. This example demonstrates how to perform a simple GET and POST request using the 'urequests' library, with webhook.site as the test server.

Making a GET request

The example below fetches data from a webhook.site endpoint and prints the response.

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Webhook.site will generate a unique URL for your personal use. Use http:// instead of https:// (many MicroPython builds do not include TLS support).

import network
import time
import urequests
from inkplate5v2 import Inkplate

# Your WiFi credentials
SSID = "YourNetwork"
PASSWORD = "YourPassword"

# Your personal webhook.site URL (use http://, no leading spaces!)
WEBHOOK_URL = "http://webhook.site/your-unique-url"

def connect_wifi():
    sta_if = network.WLAN(network.STA_IF)
    if not sta_if.isconnected():
        sta_if.active(True)
        sta_if.connect(SSID, PASSWORD)
        start = time.ticks_ms()
        while not sta_if.isconnected():
            if time.ticks_diff(time.ticks_ms(), start) > 10_000:
                print("WiFi connection failed")
                return False
            time.sleep(0.5)
    return True

if connect_wifi():
    print("Connected to WiFi")

    # Perform GET request
    response = urequests.get(WEBHOOK_URL)
    print("GET status:", response.status_code)
    print("GET body:", response.text)
    response.close()

urequests.get()

Perform an HTTP GET request to the given URL.

Returns type: Response

Returns value: Response object with .status_code and .text.

Function parameters:

Type	Name	Description
`String`	`url`	The target URL (must start with http://).

Example code output.

Making a POST request

You can also send data to the server. In this examplem we will send JSON payload to the webhook URL.

import network
import time
import urequests
import ujson
from inkplate5v2 import Inkplate

# Your WiFi credentials
SSID = "YourNetwork"
PASSWORD = "YourPassword"

# Your personal webhook.site URL (use http://, no leading spaces!)
WEBHOOK_URL = "http://webhook.site/your-unique-url"

def connect_wifi():
    sta_if = network.WLAN(network.STA_IF)
    if not sta_if.isconnected():
        print("Connecting to WiFi...")
        sta_if.active(True)
        sta_if.connect(SSID, PASSWORD)
        start = time.ticks_ms()
        while not sta_if.isconnected():
            if time.ticks_diff(time.ticks_ms(), start) > 10_000:
                print("WiFi connection failed")
                return False
            time.sleep(0.5)
    print("Connected:", sta_if.ifconfig())
    return True

# Initialize Inkplate display
inkplate = Inkplate(Inkplate.INKPLATE_1BIT)
inkplate.begin()
inkplate.clearDisplay()
inkplate.display()
inkplate.setTextSize(2)
inkplate.setCursor(50, 100)

if connect_wifi():
    # Data to send
    data = {"message": "Hello from Inkplate 10!"}

    # Perform POST request
    try:
        response = urequests.post(WEBHOOK_URL, json=data)
        print("POST status:", response.status_code)
        print("POST body:", response.text)

        inkplate.print("POST OK!")
        inkplate.display()

        response.close()
    except Exception as e:
        print("POST failed:", e)
        inkplate.print("POST failed!")
        inkplate.display()
else:
    inkplate.print("WiFi failed!")
    inkplate.display()

urequests.post()

Perform an HTTP POST request to the given URL.