Sometimes, we want to use an http proxy with Node.js http.Client.
In this article, we’ll look at how to use an http proxy with Node.js http.Client.
How to use an http proxy with Node.js http.Client?
To use an http proxy with Node.js http.Client, we can use the http.get
method to connect to the proxy.
For instance, we write
const http = require("http");
const options = {
host: "proxy",
port: 8080,
path: "http://www.google.com",
headers: {
Host: "www.google.com"
}
};
http.get(options, (res) => {
console.log(res);
res.pipe(process.stdout);
});
to call http.get
with the options
for the connection.
We set the host
to the proxy URL.
path
has the path that we want to proxy with the proxy.
And headers
has the Host
with the host URL to proxy.
In the get
callback, we get the response from res
.
Conclusion
To use an http proxy with Node.js http.Client, we can use the http.get
method to connect to the proxy.