Axios

When using the popular Axios library in Node.js to make network requests, you may encounter a problem where the Node.js process crashes when the request fails. This can be unexpected and frustrating, but fortunately, there is a simple solution. The Issue: Crash on Failed Requests Let’s take a look at some code that uses Axios to make a POST request: axios({ method: 'post', url: 'https://...', data: JSON.stringify({ ... }) }); In this example, we are making a POST request to a specified URL....

Learn how to make an HTTP POST request using Node.js. There are multiple options available, depending on the level of abstraction you prefer. The simplest way to perform an HTTP POST request in Node.js is by using the Axios library. Here’s an example: const axios = require('axios'); axios.post('/todos', { todo: 'Buy the milk', }) .then((res) => { console.log(`statusCode: ${res.statusCode}`); console.log(res); }) .catch((error) => { console.error(error); }); Another option is to use the Request library....

In this tutorial, we will learn how to send the authorization header using Axios, a popular JavaScript library for making HTTP requests. To set headers in an Axios POST request, you need to pass a third object to the axios.post() call. Typically, the second parameter is used to send data, so if you pass two objects after the URL string, the first one should be the data and the second one should be the configuration object....

Axios is a highly popular JavaScript library that allows you to perform HTTP requests in both browser and Node.js platforms. It supports all modern browsers, including IE8 and higher. The library is promise-based, which means you can use async/await syntax to make XHR requests effortlessly. In this blog post, we will cover the basics of Axios and how to use it effectively. Installation To use Axios in a Node.js environment, you can simply install it via npm:...

Axios is a convenient JavaScript library that allows you to perform HTTP requests in Node.js. In this blog, we will explore how to use Axios to make HTTP requests in your Node.js applications. Installation To start using Axios, you need to install it using npm or yarn. Open your terminal and run the following command: npm install axios If you prefer using yarn, run this command instead: yarn add axios Alternatively, you can include Axios directly in your HTML page by adding this script tag:...

When testing APIs, it’s common to use tools like Insomnia to perform HTTP requests to REST API or GraphQL API services. In this blog, I want to showcase the same API call implemented in different JavaScript libraries. API Call Description Let’s consider an example API call - a POST request to the api.randomservice.com website’s /dog endpoint. The request body includes an object with two properties: name and age, encoded as JSON....