Sometimes, we want to get a JSON via HTTP request in Node.js.

In this article, we’ll look at how to get a JSON via HTTP request in Node.js.

How to get a JSON via HTTP request in Node.js?

To get a JSON via HTTP request in Node.js, we can call request with json set to true.

For instance, we write

const options = {
  hostname: "127.0.0.1",
  port: app.get("port"),
  path: "/users",
  method: "GET",
  json: true,
};
request(options, (error, response, body) => {
  console.log(body);
});

to call request with json set to true in the options object to return a JSON response.

Then we get the parsed JSON response body from the body parameter in the callback.

Conclusion

To get a JSON via HTTP request in Node.js, we can call request with json set to true.