# HTTPS TCP connections

**URL:** <https://community.particle.io/t/https-tcp-connections/6184>\
**Category:** Cloud\
**Created:** [August 4, 2014, 4:51pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/https-tcp-connections/6184 "2014-08-04T16:51:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Cale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ce7236/32.png) [@Cale](https://community.particle.io/u/Cale)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2014, 4:51pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/https-tcp-connections/6184/1 "2014-08-04T16:51:03Z")

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Hello,

I’m currently developing software to connect to a RESTFUL api, but have run into the issue of the spark not being able to handle a HTTPS connection at all. Currently I’m just proxying the data through my laptop and then to the server, but was wondering if there was a way to go about this without having anything external to the spark.

Any input is welcome!

Thanks,  
Cale

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**Author:** ![developstuff](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/community.particle.io/developstuff/32/1912_2.png) [@developstuff](https://community.particle.io/u/developstuff)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2014, 5:23pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/https-tcp-connections/6184/2 "2014-08-04T17:23:22Z")

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This forum has a nice search feature (it actually works, not sure why people don’t trust it more often) 😄

Here are a few threads that answer your questions:

> **[HTTPS calls from Spark Core](https://community.particle.io/t/https-calls-from-spark-core/4366)**
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> Since it is difficult to support HTTPS in Spark Core, is there any alternative to perform HTTPS calls from Cloud. From Core we call one Spark Could method and then the Cloud calls the HTTPS and send the response back to us. One of the use case is to...

> **[Calling HTTPS URL (google docs) from spark core... is it possible?](https://community.particle.io/t/calling-https-url-google-docs-from-spark-core-is-it-possible/4825)**
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> Hi all, I want to use the spark core to post data into a google spreadsheet. In order to do so I have a https URL (google Forms) that writes data to my spreadsheet whenever it is called. Everything works, only that I don’t know how to call a HTTPS...

> **[HTTPS Request from Spark Core?](https://community.particle.io/t/https-request-from-spark-core/5376)**
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> I see! Thanks for the help. I’m trying to use this example to get something off of another website now, and although it connects, it says “Bad Request.” What could that mean? Do you think there is something wrong with my code, or something with the...