# Plain HTTP

Wayfarer can retrieve pages via plain HTTP requests with the `:http` adapter,
also alongside automated browsers.

## Ad-hoc GET requests

When automating browsers, it can be useful to additionally retrieve another page
over plain HTTP. Jobs can fetch URLs to [pages](/pages) with `#http`:

```ruby
class DummyJob < Wayfarer::Base
  route.to :index

  def index
    http.fetch("https://example.com") # => #<Wayfarer::Page ...>
  end
end
```

By default, 3 redirects are followed, and this number can be configured by
passing the `follow` keyword:

```ruby
http.fetch(url, follow: 5)
```

When redirected too often, `Wayfarer::Networking::RedirectsExhaustedError` is
raised.