Node.js HTTP request using axios

There are many libraries that you can use to make HTTP request in Node.js.
For this case we will create a simple HTTP request using axios.

Requirements:
Node.js project
Node package manager

Install axios using npm. Enter the following command in your terminal

npm install axios

Simple GET request

const axios = require('axios');

// Make a request to search a user with a given name
axios.get('/user?name=Mark')
  .then(function (response) {
    // handle success
    console.log(response);
  })
  .catch(function (error) {
    // handle error
    console.log(error);
  })
  .finally(function () {
    // always executed
  });

GET request without params manually keyed in the url

axios.get('/user', {
    params: {
      name: 'Mark'
    }
  })
  .then(function (response) {
    console.log(response);
  })
  .catch(function (error) {
    console.log(error);
  })
  .finally(function () {
    // always executed
  });

GET request using async and await

async function searchUser() {
  try {
    const response = await axios.get('/user?name=Mark');
    console.log(response);
  } catch (error) {
    console.error(error);
  }
}

Simple POST request

axios.post('/user', {
    name: 'Mark'
  })
  .then(function (response) {
    console.log(response);
  })
  .catch(function (error) {
    console.log(error);
  });

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