diff --git a/src/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.DelmiaNotifier/HttpRecipeSender.cs b/src/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.DelmiaNotifier/HttpRecipeSender.cs
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+using System.Text;
+using System.Text.Json;
+
+namespace ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.DelmiaNotifier;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// <see cref="IRecipeSender"/> over a real <see cref="HttpClient"/>: POSTs the recipe payload to
+/// <c>{baseUrl}/api/DelmiaRecipeDownload</c> with the <c>X-API-Key</c> header. A reachable server
+/// (any status) is <see cref="AttemptKind.Connected"/>; a connection/timeout failure is <see cref="AttemptKind.ConnectFailed"/>.
+/// </summary>
+internal sealed class HttpRecipeSender(HttpClient http, string apiKey) : IRecipeSender
+{
+    private const string MethodPath = "/api/DelmiaRecipeDownload";
+
+    public async Task<AttemptOutcome> SendAsync(string baseUrl, RecipeDownload payload, CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        var url = baseUrl.TrimEnd('/') + MethodPath;
+        try
+        {
+            using var request = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Post, url);
+            request.Headers.TryAddWithoutValidation("X-API-Key", apiKey);
+            var json = JsonSerializer.Serialize(payload, NotifierJsonContext.Default.RecipeDownload);
+            request.Content = new StringContent(json, Encoding.UTF8, "application/json");
+
+            using var response = await http.SendAsync(request, ct);
+            var status = (int)response.StatusCode;
+            RecipeDownloadResult? body = null;
+            if (response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
+            {
+                var responseText = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync(ct);
+                body = TryParse(responseText);
+            }
+
+            return new AttemptOutcome(AttemptKind.Connected, status, body, null);
+        }
+        catch (HttpRequestException ex)
+        {
+            return new AttemptOutcome(AttemptKind.ConnectFailed, 0, null, ex.Message);
+        }
+        catch (OperationCanceledException ex) when (!ct.IsCancellationRequested)
+        {
+            // No external cancellation requested → this is an HttpClient.Timeout, i.e. the node never answered.
+            return new AttemptOutcome(AttemptKind.ConnectFailed, 0, null, "timeout: " + ex.Message);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static RecipeDownloadResult? TryParse(string responseText)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            return JsonSerializer.Deserialize(responseText, NotifierJsonContext.Default.RecipeDownloadResult);
+        }
+        catch (JsonException)
+        {
+            return null; // unparseable body on a 2xx → treated as failure by the loop
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.DelmiaNotifier.Tests/HttpRecipeSenderTests.cs b/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.DelmiaNotifier.Tests/HttpRecipeSenderTests.cs
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+using System.Net;
+using System.Text;
+using ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.DelmiaNotifier;
+
+namespace ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.DelmiaNotifier.Tests;
+
+public class HttpRecipeSenderTests
+{
+    private sealed class StubHandler(Func<HttpRequestMessage, HttpResponseMessage> responder) : HttpMessageHandler
+    {
+        public HttpRequestMessage? LastRequest { get; private set; }
+
+        protected override Task<HttpResponseMessage> SendAsync(HttpRequestMessage request, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        {
+            LastRequest = request;
+            return Task.FromResult(responder(request));
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static readonly RecipeDownload Payload =
+        new() { MachineCode = "Z", DownloadPath = "x", WorkOrderNumber = "W", PartNumber = "P" };
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task ConnectFailure_maps_to_ConnectFailed()
+    {
+        var handler = new StubHandler(_ => throw new HttpRequestException("refused"));
+        using var http = new HttpClient(handler);
+        var sender = new HttpRecipeSender(http, "sbk_x");
+        var outcome = await sender.SendAsync("http://a", Payload, CancellationToken.None);
+        Assert.Equal(AttemptKind.ConnectFailed, outcome.Kind);
+        Assert.Equal(0, outcome.StatusCode);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Success_200_parses_body_and_sends_header_and_path()
+    {
+        var handler = new StubHandler(_ => new HttpResponseMessage(HttpStatusCode.OK)
+        {
+            Content = new StringContent("{\"Result\":true,\"ResultText\":\"\"}", Encoding.UTF8, "application/json"),
+        });
+        using var http = new HttpClient(handler);
+        var sender = new HttpRecipeSender(http, "sbk_x");
+        var outcome = await sender.SendAsync("http://a/", Payload, CancellationToken.None);
+        Assert.Equal(AttemptKind.Connected, outcome.Kind);
+        Assert.Equal(200, outcome.StatusCode);
+        Assert.NotNull(outcome.Body);
+        Assert.True(outcome.Body!.Result);
+        Assert.Equal("sbk_x", handler.LastRequest!.Headers.GetValues("X-API-Key").Single());
+        Assert.Equal("http://a/api/DelmiaRecipeDownload", handler.LastRequest.RequestUri!.ToString());
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Non2xx_is_Connected_with_status()
+    {
+        var handler = new StubHandler(_ => new HttpResponseMessage(HttpStatusCode.InternalServerError));
+        using var http = new HttpClient(handler);
+        var sender = new HttpRecipeSender(http, "sbk_x");
+        var outcome = await sender.SendAsync("http://a", Payload, CancellationToken.None);
+        Assert.Equal(AttemptKind.Connected, outcome.Kind);
+        Assert.Equal(500, outcome.StatusCode);
+    }
+}