Send the request
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After setting up the request it can be sent to the server in a few different ways. Keep in mind that all configuration regarding the request must be done prior to any of the following steps, as they will actually send the request.

.. contents:: Available steps
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When I request ``:path``
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Request ``:path`` using HTTP GET. Shorthand for :ref:`When I request :path using HTTP GET <when-i-request-path-using-http-method>`.

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When I request ``:path`` using HTTP ``:method``
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``:path`` is relative to the ``base_uri`` configuration option, and ``:method`` is any HTTP method, for instance ``POST`` or ``DELETE``. If ``:path`` starts with a slash, it will be relative to the root of ``base_uri``.

**Examples:**

*Assume that the ``base_uri`` configuration option has been set to ``http://example.com/dir`` in the following examples.*

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Step                                                   ``:path``              ``:method``  Resulting URI
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When I request "``/?foo=bar&bar=foo``"                 ``/?foo=bar&bar=foo``  ``GET``      ``http://example.com/?foo=bar&bar=foo``
When I request "``/some/path``" using HTTP ``DELETE``  ``/some/path``         ``DELETE``   ``http://example.com/some/path``
When I request "``foobar``" using HTTP ``POST``        ``foobar``             ``POST``     ``http://example.com/dir/foobar``
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