# HTTP communications

Adobe® AIR® and Adobe® Flash® Player applications can communicate with
HTTP-based servers to load data, images, video and to exchange messages.

- [Loading external data](./loading-external-data.md)
- [Web service requests](./web-service-requests.md)
- [Opening a URL in another application](./opening-a-url-in-another-application.md)

More Help topics

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[flash.net.URLLoader](https://help.adobe.com/en_US/FlashPlatform/reference/actionscript/3/flash/net/URLLoader.html)

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[flash.net.URLStream](https://help.adobe.com/en_US/FlashPlatform/reference/actionscript/3/flash/net/URLStream.html)

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[flash.net.URLRequest](https://help.adobe.com/en_US/FlashPlatform/reference/actionscript/3/flash/net/URLRequest.html)

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[flash.net.URLRequestDefaults](https://help.adobe.com/en_US/FlashPlatform/reference/actionscript/3/flash/net/URLRequestDefaults.html)

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[flash.net.URLRequestHeader](https://help.adobe.com/en_US/FlashPlatform/reference/actionscript/3/flash/net/URLRequestHeader.html)

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[flash.net.URLRequestMethod](https://help.adobe.com/en_US/FlashPlatform/reference/actionscript/3/flash/net/URLRequestMethod.html)

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[flash.net.URLVariables](https://help.adobe.com/en_US/FlashPlatform/reference/actionscript/3/flash/net/URLVariables.html)
