---
sidebar_position: 1
description: Initialize  and other functions to work with HTTP-client in the Open Integration Package, a free open-source integration library for 1C:Enterprise 8, OneScript and CLI
keywords: [1C, 1С, 1С:Enterprise, 1С:Enterprise 8.3, API, Integration, Services, Exchange, OneScript, CLI, HTTP-client]
---

import Tabs from '@theme/Tabs';
import TabItem from '@theme/TabItem';

# Initialize 
 Initializes a new empty request



`Function Initialize(Val URL = "") Export`

  | Parameter | CLI option | Type | Required | Description |
  |-|-|-|-|-|
  | URL | - | String | ✖ | URL address for request |

  
  Returns:  DataProcessorObject.OPI_HTTPClient - This processor object

<br/>

:::tip
The function must be called first when creating a new processor object

The URL can be set later using the `SetURL` function
:::

:::caution
**NOCLI:** this method is not available in CLI version
:::
<br/>



```bsl title="1C:Enterprise/OneScript code example"
    URL = FunctionParameters["HTTP_URL"];
    URL = URL + "/get";

    Result = OPI_HTTPRequests
        .NewRequest()
        .Initialize(URL) // <---
        .ProcessRequest("GET")
        .ReturnResponseAsJSONObject();
```
 



```json title="Result"
{
 "args": {},
 "headers": {
  "Accept": "*/*",
  "Accept-Charset": "utf-8",
  "Accept-Encoding": "gzip",
  "Host": "httpbin.org",
  "User-Agent": "1Script v$1.9.2.10",
  "X-Amzn-Trace-Id": "Root=1-682cd683-278d4b7b46d3d49520f5e4f2"
 },
 "origin": "***",
 "url": "https://httpbin.org/get"
}
```