get_request.jl

function get_request(endpoint_name::String)

    url = URL
    headers = ["Content-Type" => "application/json"]

    response = HTTP.request(
	                    "GET",
	                    join([URL, endpoint_name]),
		            headers,
	                    verbose = 0,
	                    retries = 2
	                    )

    response_dict = String(response.body) |> JSON.parse

    return response_dict
end