Method: Gem::Net::HTTP#head

Defined in:

lib/rubygems/vendor/net-http/lib/net/http.rb

#head(path, initheader = nil) ⇒ Object

Sends a HEAD request to the server; returns an instance of a subclass of Gem::Net::HTTPResponse.

The request is based on the Gem::Net::HTTP::Head object created from string path and initial headers hash initheader:

res = http.head('/todos/1') # => #<Gem::Net::HTTPOK 200 OK readbody=true>
res.body                    # => nil
res.to_hash.take(3)
# =>
[["date", ["Wed, 15 Feb 2023 15:25:42 GMT"]],
 ["content-type", ["application/json; charset=utf-8"]],
 ["connection", ["close"]]]

# File 'lib/rubygems/vendor/net-http/lib/net/http.rb', line 2011

def head(path, initheader = nil)
  request(Head.new(path, initheader))
end