request

import (
    "fmt"
    "net/http"
    "io/ioutil"
)

Get returns http.Response

resp, err := http.Get(url)
checkErr(err)

fmt.Printf("Response type: %T\n", resp)

Work with Data

resp, err := http.Get(url)
checkErr(err)

defer resp.Body.Close()

bytes, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
checkErr(err)

content := string(bytes)