---
title: "Network Actions"
slug: "network-actions"
description: "This is a list of actions that can be taken in RapidIdentity Connect to interact with the network."
tags: ["RapidIdentity ", "Connect", "Actions", "Network"]
updated: 2022-06-03T13:19:18Z
published: 2022-06-03T13:19:18Z
canonical: "help.rapididentity.com/network-actions"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.rapididentity.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Network Actions

## Network Actions

### createRESTPointResponse

Create a new RESTPoint Response.

| Property | Value | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| statusCode | text, expression, variable | the HTTP status code (default: OK) |
| data | text, expression, variable | the content data of the HTTP response (default: empty content) |
| contentType | choice (application/json, application/xml, text/xml, text/plain, application/octet-stream), text, expression, variable | the MIME type of the data (default: whatever is defined by the RESTPoint) |
| headers | expression, variable | Record or Object containing HTTP header fields |
| cookies | expression, variable | Record or Object containing HTTP cookies |
| returnVariable | expression, variable | name of the variable to be assigned to the return value |

```actionscript
response = null
if(record == null) {
recordJSON = toJSON(recordJSON)
response = createRESTPointResponse(200, recordJSON,
"application/json")
} else {
response = createRESTPointResponse(404, '{"status": "Not Found"}',
"application/json")
}
return response
```

### getHostName

Gets the hostname of the server hosting the current process.

| Property | Value | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| returnVariable | expression, variable | name of the variable to be assigned to the return value |

```actionscript
hostname = getHostName()
```

### getIdBridgeConnectInfo

Gets the host and port for a particular Identity Bridge.

| Property | Value | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| returnVariable | expression, variable | name of the variable to be assigned to the return value |
| name | text, expression, variable | The name of the Identity Bridge to find connection information for **Note** A bridge must be in the DEPLOYED state to get connection information from it |

```actionscript
bridgeConnection = getIdBridgeConnectInfo('bridge-name')
if (bridgeConnection) {
log("host=" + bridgeConnection.host, "INFO")
log("port=" + bridgeConnection.port, "INFO")
} else {
log("Bridge not available", "INFO")
}
```

### getIPAddress

Gets the IP address of the server hosting the current process.

| Property | Value | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| returnVariable | expression, variable | name of the variable to be assigned to the return value |

```actionscript
ipAddress = getIPAddress()
```

### readURL

Read the contents of a URL.

| Property | Value | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| url* | text, expression, variable | the URL |
| returnVariable | expression, variable | name of the variable to be assigned to the return value |

```actionscript
dssWADL = readURL("http://127.0.0.1:8080/dss/ws/dss?_wadl");
```