# Making HTTP requests with Node

> Learn how to perform HTTP requests in Node.js with the built-in https module, covering GET, POST, PUT, and DELETE using https.request() and options.

Author: [Flavio Copes](https://flaviocopes.com/about/) | Published: 2018-08-20 | Topics: [Node.js](https://flaviocopes.com/tags/node/) | Canonical: https://flaviocopes.com/node-make-http-requests/

> 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

```js
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

```js
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.

If you want to try these requests from the command line first, I made a free [route to curl tool](https://flaviocopes.com/tools/route-to-curl/) that builds the curl command for you.