How to Call a REST API using WebClient in Spring Boot

Spring is a very powerful tool, but some of the functionality is a bit confusing at first. I want to showcase how to make a simple get-call to retrieve data from an API, which can then be expanded to do more complex things.

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"artifactId" spring-boot-starter-webflux "/artifactId"
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[zed]

Thank you for making the WebClient very simple to understand. Keep up the good work.

[alexisraels]

Great straightforward video. I really appreciate that you got right to the point. Finally gave me the answer I've been looking for.

[anishaa]

as a cat lover I approve this . Also, I modified the code a little by adding controller file for catfacts, and another controller file for dogfacts, and now my API can call both cats and dogs API. thanks to you! 😺🐶

[anshulagarwal]

How to put headers and body as input to the get or post request

[Sp_Travel_Vlogger]

Nice valuable information thanks for sharing it with us ❤

[jitendrapatil]

Simple and easy example to understand !!!
Are you not closing the WebClient underlying connection ?

[petermuller]

Nice little demo but where is the benefit of going async? With your example there is none.

[mtytlfz]

Someone knows if this dependecy is still working?

[tristenmartinez]

Anytime I tried to add the depenency into my project it says it can not be foudn :(

[ianwanjala]

is it okay to have webflux and web in the same project or do I have to use a complete reactive project if I want to use webclient?

[DalisYn]

Can you explain what a mono of a object / class is? I’m still trying to understand

[kadiraka]

When I try something like .bodyToMono(Student.class), I get the error : Content type 'application/json' not supported for bodyType. Do you have any idea what may causes to this ?