Javascript Node Request How To Send GET Variables

Question

I see that the request package is the standard for making HTTP API requests with NodeJS. I need to use it to send some requests but in the docs and all the examples I find, I don't see how to pass GET variables. I only see how to pass POST params. Here's my code:

request.get("https://api.example.com", function (err, res, body) {
        if (!err) {
            var resultsObj = JSON.parse(body);
            //Just an example of how to access properties:
            console.log(resultsObj.MRData);
        }
    });

Where to set the GET? I don't like doing it in the URL.

GET parameters are part of the URL, so why would you want to put them anywhere else? — C3roe
– C3roe, Commented Oct 4, 2017 at 8:18
GET variables are usually standard to be encoded in the url itself, you're not supposed to pass 'body' data in the same way as a POST request. Send them as a query string — TKoL
– TKoL, Commented Oct 4, 2017 at 8:19

Dave Irvine · Accepted Answer · 2017-10-04 08:19:40Z

1

You're looking for the qs property. From the docs:

qs - object containing querystring values to be appended to the uri

request({
  qs: {
   foo: 'bar',
  },
  uri: 'http://foo.bar/'
}, callback)

answered Oct 4, 2017 at 8:19

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xendi Over a year ago

Ahh. Not a very common name for it. Thanks.

Quentin Over a year ago

@xendi — It is a very common name for it, and also the one used in the various web standards.

xendi Over a year ago

I know it's technically around in docs but usually you just read people say "Get request/variables." It's been quite a while since I read querystring. Maybe it's just me.

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