Node.js Question:
Tell me how to make an HTTP POST request in node.js?
Answer:
This gets a lot easier if you use the request library.
var request = require('request');
request.post(
'http://www.abcsite.com/formpage',
{ form: { key: 'value' } },
function (error, response, body) {
if (!error && response.statusCode == 200) {
console.log(body)
}
}
);
Aside from providing a nice syntax it makes json requests easy, handles oauth signing (for twitter, etc.), can do multi-part forms (e.g. for uploading files) and streaming.
var request = require('request');
request.post(
'http://www.abcsite.com/formpage',
{ form: { key: 'value' } },
function (error, response, body) {
if (!error && response.statusCode == 200) {
console.log(body)
}
}
);
Aside from providing a nice syntax it makes json requests easy, handles oauth signing (for twitter, etc.), can do multi-part forms (e.g. for uploading files) and streaming.
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