Title: Uncaught ReferenceError: wp_remote_get() is not defined
Last modified: January 31, 2022

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# Uncaught ReferenceError: wp_remote_get() is not defined

 *  [moabmike579](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moabmike579/)
 * (@moabmike579)
 * [4 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uncaught-referenceerror-wp_remote_get-is-not-defined/)
 * I am creating a plugin MICplugins.php used with just one page. Per Block Editor
   Handbook/Loading JavaScript instruction, this much works fine, including this
   snippet:
 *     ```
       function micDitchHealth_enqueue() {
               wp_enqueue_script(
                  'micDitchHealth-script', // script name
                   // micDitchHealth.js in same folder as this .php file.
                   plugins_url( 'MICplugins.js', __FILE__ ),
                   array( 'wp-blocks' )
               );
       }
       add_action( 'enqueue_block_editor_assets', 'micDitchHealth_enqueue' );
       ```
   
 * Here’s a snippet from the MICplugins.js file the .php file points to. Note the
   wp_remote_get(…) example URL call:
 *     ```
       console.log( "micDitchHealth-script loaded" );
       $response = wp_remote_get( 'https://www.google.com' );
       ```
   
 * At the time a new Post (or page) is created, the MICplugins.js file loads along
   with the Post, but Inspect / Console (using Chrome browser) reports “Uncaught
   ReferenceError: wp_remote_get is not defined”. I see that this function is defined
   in wp-includes/http.php, but obviously I’m missing something to link the definition
   to a call of it. I presumably will have the same problem with any other js function
   from the wp core library or related API libraries.
 * What am I missing?
 * Any help for this newbie is greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance!

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 *  [Javier Arce](https://wordpress.org/support/users/javiarce/)
 * (@javiarce)
 * [4 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uncaught-referenceerror-wp_remote_get-is-not-defined/#post-15310361)
 * Hi! It seems that you are using a PHP function (wp_remote_get) inside your JavaScript
   code.
 *  Thread Starter [moabmike579](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moabmike579/)
 * (@moabmike579)
 * [4 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uncaught-referenceerror-wp_remote_get-is-not-defined/#post-15317986)
 * Javier, thanks so much! I now call wp_remote_get($url) directly from MICplugins.
   php; works fine.
 * However, if I may ask another WP 101 question:
 * Suppose I have an ordinary text file, local rather than remote, call it parameters.
   csv, in my Plugin folder along with MICplugins.php itself. I wish to read its
   contents into a PHP string, then together with wp_remote_get($url)’s contents
   and date/time, construct my web page’s contents.
 * But I can find no PHP method listed in codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference
   with which to do a local text read into a string, such a common thing. What have
   I missed?
 * I do however see in [https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/)
   the method get_file($path) whose sources are found in wp-admin/includes/noop.
   php. Can or should I use this method? plugins_url() generates the correct path
   to parameters.csv, but get_file($path) fails; don’t know why.
 * Thank you again, Moab Mike D
 *  [Javier Arce](https://wordpress.org/support/users/javiarce/)
 * (@javiarce)
 * [4 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uncaught-referenceerror-wp_remote_get-is-not-defined/#post-15318700)
 * > However, if I may ask another WP 101 question
 * I’ll try to help you, but could you please open a new topic for your last question?
   That will help people with the same problem as you in the future. Also, please
   mark this issue as solved.

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 * Last reply from: [Javier Arce](https://wordpress.org/support/users/javiarce/)
 * Last activity: [4 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uncaught-referenceerror-wp_remote_get-is-not-defined/#post-15318700)
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