Node.js - HTTP POST request using axios

In this article, we would like to show you how to make HTTP POST request using axios in Node.js.

Quick solution:

const axios = require('axios');

axios({
  method: 'post',
  url: '/register',
  data: {
    username: 'user1',
    password: 'password1',
  },
}).then((response) => {
  console.log(response);
});

Practical example

1. Install axios

npm install axios

2. Import axios using require()

const axios = require('axios');

3. Make POST request using axios.

In below example we register user using axios POST request.

Example:

const axios = require('axios');

axios
  .post('/register', {
    username: 'user1',
    password: 'password1',
  })
  .then((response) => {
    console.log(response);
  })
  .catch((error) => {
    console.log(error);
  });

References

• axios - npm