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diff --git a/src/go/collectors/go.d.plugin/pkg/web/request.go b/src/go/collectors/go.d.plugin/pkg/web/request.go
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+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+package web
+
+import (
+	"encoding/base64"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/netdata/netdata/go/go.d.plugin/agent/executable"
+	"github.com/netdata/netdata/go/go.d.plugin/pkg/buildinfo"
+)
+
+// Request is the configuration of the HTTP request.
+// This structure is not intended to be used directly as part of a module's configuration.
+// Supported configuration file formats: YAML.
+type Request struct {
+	// URL specifies the URL to access.
+	URL string `yaml:"url" json:"url"`
+
+	// Body specifies the HTTP request body to be sent by the client.
+	Body string `yaml:"body" json:"body"`
+
+	// Method specifies the HTTP method (GET, POST, PUT, etc.). An empty string means GET.
+	Method string `yaml:"method" json:"method"`
+
+	// Headers specifies the HTTP request header fields to be sent by the client.
+	Headers map[string]string `yaml:"headers" json:"headers"`
+
+	// Username specifies the username for basic HTTP authentication.
+	Username string `yaml:"username" json:"username"`
+
+	// Password specifies the password for basic HTTP authentication.
+	Password string `yaml:"password" json:"password"`
+
+	// ProxyUsername specifies the username for basic HTTP authentication.
+	// It is used to authenticate a user agent to a proxy server.
+	ProxyUsername string `yaml:"proxy_username" json:"proxy_username"`
+
+	// ProxyPassword specifies the password for basic HTTP authentication.
+	// It is used to authenticate a user agent to a proxy server.
+	ProxyPassword string `yaml:"proxy_password" json:"proxy_password"`
+}
+
+// Copy makes a full copy of the Request.
+func (r Request) Copy() Request {
+	headers := make(map[string]string, len(r.Headers))
+	for k, v := range r.Headers {
+		headers[k] = v
+	}
+	r.Headers = headers
+	return r
+}
+
+var userAgent = fmt.Sprintf("Netdata %s.plugin/%s", executable.Name, buildinfo.Version)
+
+// NewHTTPRequest returns a new *http.Requests given a Request configuration and an error if any.
+func NewHTTPRequest(cfg Request) (*http.Request, error) {
+	var body io.Reader
+	if cfg.Body != "" {
+		body = strings.NewReader(cfg.Body)
+	}
+
+	req, err := http.NewRequest(cfg.Method, cfg.URL, body)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	req.Header.Set("User-Agent", userAgent)
+
+	if cfg.Username != "" || cfg.Password != "" {
+		req.SetBasicAuth(cfg.Username, cfg.Password)
+	}
+
+	if cfg.ProxyUsername != "" && cfg.ProxyPassword != "" {
+		basicAuth := base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString([]byte(cfg.ProxyUsername + ":" + cfg.ProxyPassword))
+		req.Header.Set("Proxy-Authorization", "Basic "+basicAuth)
+	}
+
+	for k, v := range cfg.Headers {
+		switch k {
+		case "host", "Host":
+			req.Host = v
+		default:
+			req.Header.Set(k, v)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return req, nil
+}