# The URL Fetch Java API - Google App Engine - Google Code

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# The URL Fetch Java API

App Engine applications can fetch resources and communicate with other hosts over the Internet using HTTP and HTTPS requests. Apps use the URL fetch service to make requests.

This reference describes the Java API for the URL fetch service. It has the following sections:

- Overview
- Using java.net
- Low-level API