How to write http response from HttpClient to Serial monitor with a ESP32 (Wemos Lolin32)?

Question

With my ESP32 Board, Wemos Lolin32, I would like to make a http GET request to "http://www.arduino.cc/asciilogo.txt", read the text file and print the text file to the serial monitor.

The question is: Why isn't basically the txt file written to the serial monitor? How can it be achieved? Do I need some kind of conversion of the char?

I am using similar code to that from this example https://www.arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/HttpClient. Basically the code can be reduced to this minimal example:

#include <WiFi.h>
#include <HttpClient.h>
void setup() {
 Serial.begin(9600);
 WiFi.begin(ssid, password);
 Serial.println("Connecting to WiFi..");
 while (WiFi.status() != WL_CONNECTED) {
 delay(1000);
 Serial.println(".");
 }
 Serial.println("Connected to the WiFi network");
 pinMode(LED_BUILTIN, OUTPUT);
 Serial.println("SETUP FINISHED");
}
void loop() {
 Serial.println("Connecting to httpClient");
 HttpClient httpClient;
 httpClient.get("http://arduino.cc/asciilogo.txt");
 while (httpClient.available()) {
 char c = httpClient.read();
 //Serial.print(c);
 Serial.write(c);
 }
}

The expected result is: I would like to see the characters from the txt file (https://www.arduino.cc/asciilogo.txt) in the serial monitor.

The actual result is: The connection to the WiFi can be established. In the serial monitor either question marks or strange symbols are displayed.

I have checked the baud and it is the same in the code and in the monitor. I tried to change this value, but it did not help. Serial monitor

Answer 1

it is http://arduino.cc/asciilogo.txt. without www. www is redirected to https. you can verify it from a browser

• Mckunz: I have edited the URL, the result is the same.
• Juraj: Serial.write(c); if you read raw byte, then write raw byte. print converts number to text
• gre_gor: The server also gzip encodes the content. He needs to add a Accept-Encoding: identity header.
• Mckunz: Unfortunately it does not work.
• Mckunz: Yes, I did change it to Serial.write(c)

Answer 2

When switching from HttpClient to HTTPClient and using String payload = http.getString(); Serial.println(payload); I can achieve the expected result.