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# request

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

Get returns http.Response

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

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

## Work with Data

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

defer resp.Body.Close()

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

content := string(bytes)
```