Syntax of an axios call (GET request)

axios-syntax.md

Step 1:

Install axios npm install axios

Step 2:

Import axios import axios from 'axios'; ​

Step 3:

Use axios ​ ​

axios
	// Specify the methods, common ones are GET and POST
	// The url of the endpoint
	.get("https://insta.nextacademy.com/api/v1/users")
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	// When the request succeeds, do something with the response
	.then(resp => {
		// I like to console.log the resp to see what the data look like
		// This way I know what I can do to manipulate and interact with the data
		console.log("resp.data", resp.data);
		// Do something else with the data
		this.setState({
			users: [...resp.data]
		})
	})
	// When the request fails, do something with the error
	.catch(err => {
		console.log(err);
	});