simple starting code for using :httpc

httpc_start.ex

# first, add :inets to :extra_applications or some other similar method
defp simple_http_request(request, http_method) do
  Application.ensure_all_started(:inets)
  Application.ensure_all_started(:ssl)

  ok_block = {'HTTP/1.1', 200, 'OK'}
  options = [{:ssl, [{:verify, :verify_none}]}]

  with {:ok, {^ok_block, _headers, json_text}} <-
         :httpc.request(http_method, request, options, []),
       {:ok, json_map} <- Jason.decode(json_text) do
    json_map
  else
    err -> err
  end
end
  
simple_http_request(:get, {"https://api.some.com", [{"accept", "application/json"}])