Making HTTP requests with Node
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How to perform HTTP requests with Node.js using GET, POST, PUT and DELETE
I use the term HTTP, but HTTPS is what should be used everywhere, therefore these examples use HTTPS instead of HTTP.
Perform a GET Request
const https = require('https')
const options = {
hostname: 'flaviocopes.com',
port: 443,
path: '/todos',
method: 'GET'
}
const req = https.request(options, (res) => {
console.log(`statusCode: ${res.statusCode}`)
res.on('data', (d) => {
process.stdout.write(d)
})
})
req.on('error', (error) => {
console.error(error)
})
req.end()
Perform a POST Request
const https = require('https')
const data = JSON.stringify({
todo: 'Buy the milk'
})
const options = {
hostname: 'flaviocopes.com',
port: 443,
path: '/todos',
method: 'POST',
headers: {
'Content-Type': 'application/json',
'Content-Length': data.length
}
}
const req = https.request(options, (res) => {
console.log(`statusCode: ${res.statusCode}`)
res.on('data', (d) => {
process.stdout.write(d)
})
})
req.on('error', (error) => {
console.error(error)
})
req.write(data)
req.end()
PUT and DELETE
PUT and DELETE requests use the same POST request format, and just change the options.method
value.
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