7.1 Accessing an HTTPS server

Accessing an https:// server can be achieved using the code skeleton below. The line :- use_module(library(http/http_ssl_plugin)). can actually be omitted because the plugin is dynamically loaded by http_open/3 if the https scheme is detected. See section 5 for more information about security aspects.

:- use_module(library(http/http_open)).
:- use_module(library(http/http_ssl_plugin)).

    ...,
    http_open(HTTPS_url, In, []),
    ...