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Perform GET with Go net/http
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Updated 11/17/2025
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package main
import (
"net/http"; "encoding/json"; "log"
)
func main(){
resp, err := http.Get("https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts/1")
if err != nil { log.Fatal(err) }
defer resp.Body.Close()
var v map[string]any
json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&v)
log.Println(v)
}Overview
Overview
Use http.Get and json decoding for API calls.
Best Practices
- Always close response body.
- Check status codes.
- Use context for timeouts.
Related Topics
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http
net/http
api