Calling a Web API from Java using Unirest - Example

JavaHTTPAPIClient.java

package com.vainolo.examples.javahttpapiclient;
 
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.JsonNode;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;
 
public class JavaHTTPAPIClient {
  public void getQuestionsUsingUnirest() throws Exception {
    HttpResponse<JsonNode> response = Unirest.get("https://api.stackexchange.com/2.2/questions").
        header("accept",  "application/json").
        queryString("order","desc").
        queryString("sort", "creation").
        queryString("filter", "default").
        queryString("site", "stackoverflow").
        asJson();
    System.out.println(response.getBody().getObject().toString(2));
  }
   
  public static void main(String args[]) throws Exception {
    JavaHTTPAPIClient client = new JavaHTTPAPIClient();
    client.getQuestionsUsingUnirest();
  }
}