org.apache.http.ProtocolException: Target host is not specified

Question

I have written a simple httprequest/response code and I am getting this below error. I have referenced httpclient, httpcore, common-codecs and common-logging in my classpath

Answer 1

The error message is kind of misleading. You've provided a value that does not represent a complete URI

request = new HttpGet("trib.me/1lBFzSi");

It's missing a protocol.

Simply provide a complete URI

request = new HttpGet("http://trib.me/1lBFzSi");