You can use commands in the netsh http context to configure properties of the HTTP service. The Netsh commands for HTTP can be run manually at the netsh prompt or in scripts and batch files.
To run these commands from the command prompt, you must either enter the netsh http context or prepend the context to the command. For example, if you are at the command prompt but have not typed netsh and then http to enter the netsh http context, you must type:
netsh http command
Where command is the command that you want to run, including all of the required parameters for the command.
This section contains the following commands.
- add iplisten
- add sslcert
- add timeout
- add urlacl
- delete cache
- delete iplisten
- delete sslcert
- delete timeout
- delete urlacl
- flush
logbuffer
- show cachestate
- show iplisten
- show servicestate
- show sslcert
- show timeout
- show urlacl
For information on how to interpret netsh command syntax, see Formatting Legend.
Netsh http commands
The following entries provide details for each command.
add iplisten
Adds a new IP address to the IP listen list. This does not include the port number.
Syntax
add iplisten [ ipaddress= ] IPAddress
Parameters
- ipaddress
- Required. The IPv4 or IPv6 address to be added to the IP listen list. The IP listen list is used to scope the list of addresses to which the HTTP service binds. "0.0.0.0" means any IPv4 address and "::" means any IPv6 address.
Examples
Following are four examples of the add iplisten command.
add iplisten ipaddress=fe80::1
add iplisten ipaddress=1.1.1.1
add iplisten ipaddress=0.0.0.0
add iplisten ipaddress=::
add sslcert
Adds a new SSL server certificate binding and corresponding client certificate policies for an IP address and port.
Syntax
add sslcert [ ipport= ] IPAddress:port [ certhash= ] CertHash [ appid= ] GUID [ [ certstorename= ] CertStoreName [ verifyclientcertrevocation= ] enable | disable [ verifyrevocationwithcachedclientcertonly= ] enable | disable [ usagecheck= ] enable | disable [ revocationfreshnesstime= ] U-Int [ urlretrievaltimeout= ] U-Int [ sslctlidentifier= ] SSLCTIdentifier [ sslctlstorename= ] SSLCtStoreName [ dsmapperusage= ] enable | disable [ clientcertnegotiation= ] enable | disable ] ]
Parameters
- ipport
- Required. Specifies the IP address and port for the binding. A colon character (:) is used as a delimiter between the IP address and the port number.
- certhash
- Required. Specifies the SHA hash of the certificate. This hash is 20 bytes long and is specified as a hexadecimal string.
- appid
- Required. Specifies the GUID to identify the owning application.
- certstorename
- Optional. Specifies the store name for the certificate. Defaults to MY. Certificate must be stored in the local machine context.
- verifyclientcertrevocation
- Optional. Specifies the Turns on/off verification of revocation of client certificates.
- verifyrevocationwithcachedclientcertonly
- Optional. Specifies whether the usage of only cached client certificate for revocation checking is enabled or disabled.
- usagecheck
- Optional. Specifies whether the usage check is enabled or disabled. Default is enabled.
- revocationfreshnesstime
- Optional. Specifies the time interval, in seconds, to check for an updated certificate revocation list (CRL). If this value is zero, then the new CRL is updated only if the previous one expires.
- urlretrievaltimeout
- Optional. Specifies the timeout interval (in milliseconds) after the attempt to retrieve the certificate revocation list for the remote URL.
- sslctlidentifier
- Optional. Specifies the list of the certificate issuers that can be trusted. This list can be a subset of the certificate issuers that are trusted by the computer.
- sslctlstorename
- Optional. Specifies the certificate store name under LOCAL_MACHINE where SslCtlIdentifier is stored.
- dsmapperusage
- Optional. Specifies whether DS mappers is enabled or disabled. Default is disabled.
- clientcertnegotiation
- Optional. Specifies whether the negotiation of certificate is enabled or disabled. Default is disabled.
Examples
Following is an example of the add sslcert command.
add sslcert ipport=1.1.1.1:443 certhash=0102030405060708090A0B0C0D0E0F1011121314 appid={00112233-4455-6677-8899-AABBCCDDEEFF}
add timeout
Adds a global timeout to the service.
Syntax
add timeout [ timeouttype= ] IdleConnectionTimeout | HeaderWaitTimeout [ value= ] U-Short
Parameters
- Timeouttype
- Type of timeout for setting.
- Value
- Value of the timeout (in seconds). If value is in hexadecimal notation, then add the prefix 0x.
Examples
Following are two examples of the add timeout command.
add timeout timeouttype=idleconnectiontimeout value=120
add timeout timeouttype=headerwaittimeout value=0x40
add urlacl
Adds a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) reservation entry. This command reserves the URL for non-administrator users and accounts. The DACL can be specified by using an NT account name with the listen and delegate parameters or by using an SDDL string.
Syntax
add urlacl [ url= ] URL [ [user=] User [ [ listen= ] yes | no [ delegate= ] yes | no ] | [ sddl= ] SDDL ]
Parameters
- url
- Required. Specifies the fully qualified Uniform Resource Locator (URL).
- user
- Required. Specifies the user or user-group name
- listen
- Optional. Specifies one of the following values: yes: Allow the user to register URLs. This is the default value. no: Deny the user from registering URLs.
- delegate
- Optional. Specifies one of the following values: yes: Allow the user to delegate URLs no: Deny the user from delegating URLs. This is the default value.
- sddl
- Optional. Specifies an SDDL string that describes the DACL.
Examples
Following are four examples of the add urlacl command.
add urlacl url=http://+:80/MyUri user=DOMAIN\user
add urlacl url=http://www.contoso.com:80/MyUri user=DOMAIN\user listen=yes
add urlacl url=http://www.contoso.com:80/MyUri user=DOMAIN\user delegat
e=no
add urlacl url=http://+:80/MyUri sddl=...
delete cache
Deletes all entries or the specified entry from the HTTP service kernel URI cache.
Syntax
delete cache [ [ url= ] URL [ [recursive= ] yes | no ]
Parameters
- url
- Optional. Specifies the fully qualified Uniform Resource Locator (URL) that you want to delete.
- recursive
- Optional. Specifies whether all entries under the specified url cache are removed. yes: all entries are removed. no: all entries are not removed.
Examples
Following are two examples of the delete cache command.
delete cache url=http://www.contoso.com:80/myresource/ recursive=yes
delete cache
delete iplisten
Deletes an IP address from the IP listen list. The IP listen list is used to scope the list of addresses to which the HTTP service binds.
Syntax
delete iplisten [ ipaddress= ] IPAddress
Parameters
- ipaddress
- Required. The IPv4 or IPv6 address to be deleted from the IP listen list. The IP listen list is used to scope the list of addresses to which the HTTP service binds. "0.0.0.0" means any IPv4 address and "::" means any IPv6 address. This does not include the port number.
Examples
Following are four examples of the delete iplisten command.
delete iplisten ipaddress=fe80::1
delete iplisten ipaddress=1.1.1.1
delete iplisten ipaddress=0.0.0.0
delete iplisten ipaddress=::
delete sslcert
Deletes SSL server certificate bindings and corresponding client certificate policies for an IP address and port.
Syntax
delete sslcert [ ipport= ] IPAddress:port
Parameters
- ipport
- Required. Specifies the IPv4 or IPv6 address and port for for which the SSL certificate bindings will be deleted. A colon character (:) is used as a delimiter between the IP address and the port number.
Examples
Following are three examples of the delete sslcert command.
delete sslcert ipport=1.1.1.1:443
delete sslcert ipport=0.0.0.0:443
delete sslcert ipport=[::]:443
delete timeout
Deletes a global timeout and makes the service revert to default values.
Syntax
delete timeout [ timeouttype= ] idleconnectiontimeout | headerwaittimeout
Parameters
- timeouttype
- Required. Specifies the type of timeout for setting.
Examples
Following are two examples of the delete timeout command.
delete timeout timeouttype=idleconnectiontimeout
delete timeout timeouttype=headerwaittimeout
delete urlacl
Deletes a URL reservation.
Syntax
delete urlacl [ url= ] URL
Parameters
- url
- Required. Specifies the fully qualified Uniform Resource Locator (URL) that you want to delete.
Examples
Following are two examples of the delete urlacl command.
delete urlacl url=http://+:80/MyUri
delete urlacl url=http://www.contoso.com:80/MyUri
flush logbuffer
Flushes the internal buffers for the logfiles.
Syntax
flush logbuffer
show cachestate
Lists cached URI resources and their associated properties. This command lists all resources and their associated properties that are cached in HTTP response cache or displays a single resource and its associated properties.
Syntax
show cachestate [ [url= ] URL]
Parameters
- url
- Optional. Specifies the fully qualified URL that you want to display. If unspecified, displays all URLs. The URL could also be a prefix to registered URLs.
Examples
Following are two examples of the show cachestate command
show cachestate url=http://www.contoso.com:80/myresource
show cachestate
show iplisten
Displays all IP addresses in the IP listen list. The IP listen list is used to scope the list of addresses to which the HTTP service binds. "0.0.0.0" means any IPv4 address and "::" means any IPv6 address.
Syntax
show iplisten
show servicestate
Displays a snapshot of the HTTP service.
Syntax
show servicestate [ [ view= ] session | requestq ] [ [ verbose= ] yes |no ]
Parameters
- View
- Optional. Specifies whether to view a snapshot of the HTTP service state based on the server session or on the request queues.
- Verbose
- Optional. Specifies whether to display verbose information that also shows property information.
Examples
Following are two examples of the show servicestate command.
show servicestate view="session"
show servicestate view="requestq"
show sslcert
Displays Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) server certificate bindings and corresponding client certificate policies for an IP address and port.
Syntax
show sslcert [ ipport= ] IPAddress:port
Parameters
- Ipport
- Required. Specifies the IPv4 or IPv6 address and port for which the SSL certificate bindings will be displayed. A colon character (:) is used as a delimiter between the IP address and the port number. If you do not specify ipport, all bindings are displayed.
Examples
Following are five examples of the show sslcert command.
show sslcert ipport=[fe80::1]:443
show sslcert ipport=1.1.1.1:443
show sslcert ipport=0.0.0.0:443
show sslcert ipport=[::]:443
show sslcert
show timeout
Displays, in seconds, the timeout values of the HTTP service.
Syntax
show timeout
show urlacl
Displays discretionary access control lists (DACLs) for the specified reserved URL or all reserved URLs.
Syntax
show urlacl [ [url= ] URL]
Parameters
- url
- Optional. Specifies the fully qualified URL that you want to display. If unspecified, displays all URLs.
Examples
Following are three examples of the show urlacl command.
show urlacl url=http://+:80/MyUri
show urlacl url=http://www.contoso.com:80/MyUri
show urlacl