Node Axios - HTTP Request Example

index.js

var fs = require('fs');
const axios = require('axios');
const https = require('https');
const uuid = require('uuid');

// Read base64 file content

// 5.1 mb file
let fileContent = fs.readFileSync('5mb.txt', 'utf8');

// 1.5 mb file
//let fileContent = fs.readFileSync('1-5mb.txt', 'utf8');


console.log(`File length: ${fileContent.length} characters.\nFile Size: ${ (Buffer.byteLength(fileContent, 'utf8') / (1024*1024)) } MB`);

async function makeRequest() {

    const config = {
        method: 'POST',
        url: 'https://example.com/documents',
        headers: {
            'Content-Type': 'application/json',
            'X-Client-ID': 'abc',
            'X-Client-Secret': 'def',
            'X-Source-System': 'NodeApplication',
            'X-TrackingID': `${uuid.v1()}`
        },
        data: {
            "title": "Sample File Title",
            "primaryFile": {
                "fileName": "sample_file_title.pdf",
                "fileContent": `${fileContent}`
            }
        },
        httpsAgent: new https.Agent({
            rejectUnauthorized: false
          })
    }

    let res = await axios(config)

    console.log(`Response: \nStatus: ${res.status} \nHeaders: ${JSON.stringify(res.headers)}`);

}

makeRequest();