Node JS Axios HTTP POST Request Example
In this article, we will explain to you how to make Axios HTTP POST request in node js(Node JS Axios HTTP POST Request Example). normally when we need to send HTTP POST requests 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 post request. so you can see our Axios node js post 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 POST Request
In this step, We will create the server.js file. after then install the express npm package and set up our application.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 | var express=require('express'); const axios = require('axios'); var app=express(); app.get('/add_product',function(req,res){ const article = { title: 'test product', price: 13.5, description: 'lorem ipsum set', image: 'https://i.pravatar.cc', category: 'electronic' }; axios.post("https://fakestoreapi.com/products", article).then(function(response) { console.log(response.data) }).catch(function(error) { console.log(error) }); }); 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/add_product |
