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= gun:open(3)

== Name

gun:open - Open a connection to the given host and port

== Description

[source,erlang]
----
open(Host, Port)       -> open(Host, Port, #{})
open(Host, Port, Opts) -> {ok, pid()} | {error, any()}

Host :: inet:hostname() | inet:ip_address()
Port :: inet:port_number()
Opts :: gun:opts()
----

Open a connection to the given host and port.

== Arguments

Host::

Host or IP address to connect to.

Port::

Port to connect to.

Opts::

Options for this connection.

== Return value

The pid of the newly created Gun process is returned.
Note that this does not indicate that the connection
has been successfully opened; the link:man:gun_up(3)[gun_up(3)]
message will be sent for that.

== Changelog

* *1.0*: Function introduced.

== Examples

.Connect to a server
[source,erlang]
----
{ok, ConnPid} = gun:open("example.org", 443).
----

.Connect to a server with custom options
[source,erlang]
----
{ok, ConnPid} = gun:open("example.org", 443,
    #{protocols => [http2]}).
----

.Connect to a server using its IP address
[source,erlang]
----
{ok, ConnPid} = gun:open({127,0,0,1}, 443).
----

== See also

link:man:gun(3)[gun(3)],
link:man:gun:open_unix(3)[gun:open_unix(3)],
link:man:gun:await_up(3)[gun:await_up(3)],
link:man:gun_up(3)[gun_up(3)]