request library

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....

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....