Basic Auth with Jenkins http-request-plugin

Question

I am trying to make a simple POST-request with the \"Http Request Plugin\". My problem is with getting the credentials to work. I have set a global credential, user:p

Answer 1

HTTP Request Plugin v1.8.18 now supports credentials in the Credentials Plugin (the HTTP Request Plugin v1.8.18 now depends on v2.1.3 of the Credentials Plugin).

To perform an HTTP request using a Jenkins credential you can use the following code:

def response = httpRequest authentication: 'credentialsID', url: "http://www.example.com"

where credentialsID is the ID of the credentials in Jenkins:

The basic credentials under Configure System > HTTP Request now states that the Basic/Digest Authentication is deprecated and to use Jenkins credentials instead: