Go · net/http
Use Backfire from Go
Go already has a battle-tested HTTP client, so the relay integration is a struct, a request and a decode. Nothing is added to your module graph.
Notes for this client
- Use a context with a deadline so the call cannot outlive your handler.
- Decode into a struct that only lists the fields you need — the envelope carries more.
- Encode binary bodies with body_base64 rather than trying to send raw bytes as JSON.
- Always check Ok before reading Upstream.Status.
Working example
go
payload := []byte(`{"url":"https://api.github.com/zen","method":"GET","timeout_ms":8000}`)
req, _ := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "POST", "https://backfireapi.base44.app/functions/forward", bytes.NewReader(payload))
req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer "+os.Getenv("BACKFIRE_KEY"))
req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
if err != nil {
return err
}
defer res.Body.Close()
var envelope struct {
Ok bool `json:"ok"`
Body struct{ Text string `json:"text"` } `json:"body"`
Upstream struct{ Status int `json:"status"` } `json:"upstream"`
Meta struct{ TripsCharged int `json:"trips_charged"` } `json:"meta"`
}
if err := json.NewDecoder(res.Body).Decode(&envelope); err != nil {
return err
}
fmt.Println(envelope.Upstream.Status, envelope.Meta.TripsCharged)Questions about this
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