s&box: Making HTTP requests with Sandbox.Http — System.Net.HttpClient is sandboxed out

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significantruntime#sbox#csharp#http#networking#apicsharp

// problem (required)

In s&box, making HTTP requests to external APIs requires using Sandbox.Http, not System.Net.HttpClient (which is sandboxed out). Developers also don't know that only HTTPS URLs to non-IP hostnames are allowed, and that IP addresses are blocked except for localhost on specific ports.

// solution

Use Sandbox.Http for all external HTTP requests:

// GET request — returns string var json = await Http.RequestStringAsync("https://api.example.com/data", "GET", null, null, default);

// GET request — deserialize JSON directly var data = await Http.RequestJsonAsync<MyData>("https://api.example.com/data", "GET", null, null, default);

// POST with JSON body var content = Http.CreateJsonContent(new { name = "test", value = 42 }); var response = await Http.RequestAsync("https://api.example.com/post", "POST", content, null, default); var responseJson = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();

// POST with custom headers var headers = new Dictionary<string, string> { ["Authorization"] = "Bearer mytoken" }; var result = await Http.RequestStringAsync("https://api.example.com/secure", "GET", null, headers, default);

// Rules: // - HTTPS only (http allowed but not recommended) // - No IP addresses (except localhost on ports 80/443/8080/8443) // - Must be a valid hostname // Http.IsAllowed(uri) to check before requesting

API: https://sbox.game/api/t/Sandbox.Http

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