.Q.hg x

Where x is a URL as a symbol atom or (since V3.6 2018.02.10) a string, returns as a list of strings the result of an HTTP[S] GET query. (Since V3.4)

q).Q.hg`:http://www.google.com
q)count a:.Q.hg`:http:///www.google.com
212
q)show a
"<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC \"-//IETF//DTD HTML 2.0//EN\">\n<html><head>\n<title>4..
q).Q.hg ":http://username:password@www.google.com"

If you have configured SSL/TLS, HTTPS can also be used.

q).Q.hg ":https://www.google.com"

.Q.hg will utilize proxy settings from the environment, lower-case versions taking precedence:

environment variable use
http_proxy, HTTP_PROXY The URL of the HTTP proxy to use
no_proxy, NO_PROXY Comma-separated list of domains for which to disable use of proxy

N.B. HTTPS is not supported across proxies which require CONNECT.