How to make external HTTP requests with Node js

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I want to use a Node.js server as a proxy to log, authenticate, and forward HTTP queries to a backend HTTP server (PUT, GET, and DELETE requests).

What library should I use for that purpose?
Oct 12, 2020 in Node-js by kartik
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Hello @kartik,

Use this:

var http = require('http');

var options = {
  host: 'example.com',
  port: 80,
  path: '/foo.html'
};

http.get(options, function(resp){
  resp.on('data', function(chunk){
    //do something with chunk
  });
}).on("error", function(e){
  console.log("Got error: " + e.message);
});

Hope it helps!!
Thank you!!

answered Oct 12, 2020 by Niroj
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