HTTP get with headers using RestTemplate

The RestTemplate getForObject() method does not support setting headers. The solution is to use the exchange() method.

So instead of restTemplate.getForObject(url, String.class, param) (which has no headers), use

HttpHeaders headers = new HttpHeaders();
headers.set("Header", "value");
headers.set("Other-Header", "othervalue");
...

HttpEntity<Void> requestEntity = new HttpEntity<>(headers);

ResponseEntity<String> response = restTemplate.exchange(
    url, HttpMethod.GET, requestEntity, String.class, param);

Finally, use response.getBody() to get your result.

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The getForObject() method of RestTemplate does not support setting headers. you can use this

syntax:

restTemplate.exchange(url endpoint, HttpMethod.GET,entity, params)

public List<Employee> getListofEmployee()
 {
    HttpHeaders headers = new HttpHeaders();
    headers.setAccept(Arrays.asList(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON));
    HttpEntity<String> entity = new HttpEntity<String>(headers);
    ResponseEntity<List<Employee>> response = restTemplate.exchange("http://hello-server/rest/employees",
    HttpMethod.GET,entity, new ParameterizedTypeReference<List<Employee>>() {});
    return response.getBody(); //this returns List of Employee 
  }

Take a look at the JavaDoc for RestTemplate.

There is the corresponding getForObject methods that are the HTTP GET equivalents of postForObject, but they doesn't appear to fulfil your requirements of "GET with headers", as there is no way to specify headers on any of the calls.

Looking at the JavaDoc, no method that is HTTP GET specific allows you to also provide header information. There are alternatives though, one of which you have found and are using. The exchange methods allow you to provide an HttpEntity object representing the details of the request (including headers). The execute methods allow you to specify a RequestCallback from which you can add the headers upon its invocation.