# Hooks

In this section, you will insert custom logic into your "environment template" using a HTTPS based **hook**. The HTTPS hook will be used to demonstrate a simple GET request to a well known endpoint.

You will implement the steps described below

1. You will update your existing environment template from the prior step to use a HTTPS hook
2. You will then launch the template and view the results of the hook

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## Step 1: Create Hook

In this step, you will update the existing environment template used in the previous step by adding a hook to the template. The hook will perform a simple HTTP GET request on a well known website to retrieve the content of the webpage.

- In your project, navigate to **Environments -> Environment Templates**
- Click on the name of the environment template
- Edit the template
- Navigate to **Hooks**
- Expand **On Success** section
- Click **\+ Add Hook**
- Enter a name for the hook
- Select **HTTP** for the Hook Type
- Enter **[https://www.google.com](https://www.google.com/)** for the Endpoint
- Enter **Get** for the Method
- Enter the following for the success condition

```
if #status.http.statusCode == 200 {
  success: true
  reason: #status.http.body
}

if #status.http.statusCode != 200 {
  failed: true
  reason: "Did not get a 200 response code."
}
```

\- Click **Save Changes**

- Click **Save as Draft**

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## Step 2: Create Environment

In this step, we will create a new environment using the recently updated environment template. The environment will perform the same actions as before, however, during this run it will execute the HTTP hook.

- In your project, navigate to **Environments -> Environments**
- Click **Launch** on the environment template card
- Enter a name for the environment
- Enter a value for the **username** variable
- Click **Save & Deploy**

After the environment has been deployed, we will review the output of the newly added hook.

- Click **Show** next to Activities (Recent Runs)
- Expand the hook section

You will see the HTML output of the webpage that was used in our hook configuration.

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## Recap

In this part, you updated the the environment template to use a HTTPS hook that performed a simple GET request to an external endpoint.