Node JS Axios HTTP GET Request Example
In this article, we will explain to you how to make Axios HTTP GET request in node js(Node JS Axios HTTP GET Request Example). normally when we need to get third party API data that time we use Axios HTTP Get Request.
Axios is a promise-based HTTP client JS library for Node.js and Browser. Axios facilitates sending asynchronous HTTP requests to REST endpoints and performing CRUD operations. It can be used as a simple JavaScript or with a library such as Vue or React.
Axios provides many requests such as GET, POST, PUT, and DELETE. in this example, we use the Axios HTTP get request. so you can see our Axios node js get example.
Node Js Application Setup
First, we will open the command prompt and create the application in our directory. for this, you can follow the below command.
1 2 3 | mkdir my_node_app cd my_node_app npm init |
Install axios NPM Package
After the done setup node js application, we will install the Axios npm package. for that, you can see the following command to install Axios via NPM.
1 | npm install axios --save |
Axios HTTP Get Request
In this step, We will create the server.js file. after then install the exapress npm package and setup the our application.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 | var express=require('express'); const axios = require('axios'); var app=express(); app.get('/get_all_products',function(req,res){ // To get all product data axios.get('https://fakestoreapi.com/products') .then((response) => { res.send(response); }).catch((err) => { console.error(err); }); }); app.listen(3000,function(){ console.log("Express Started on Port 3000"); }); |
Run Node js Application
we will run the node js application using the below command. so you can following the below command.
1 | node server.js |
Now you can run the example using the below Url in the browser.
1 | http://localhost:3000/get_all_products |
