Module not found: Error: Can't resolve 'http' in React

Question

I want to use

const http = require('http');

says

Module not found: Error: Can't resolve 'http'

Node version: 14.18.2

React version: 17.0.2

There is no http module in the browser.

AKX
– AKX

2022-01-17 19:40:31 +00:00
Commented Jan 17, 2022 at 19:40 — AKX
– AKX, Commented Jan 17, 2022 at 19:40
You can use the fetch API instead.

Henry
– Henry

2022-01-17 19:41:10 +00:00
Commented Jan 17, 2022 at 19:41 — Henry
– Henry, Commented Jan 17, 2022 at 19:41

Yalung Tang · Accepted Answer · 2022-01-17 19:45:11Z

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The http module is a nodejs module. On the React App, you can only use modules that leverage the browser's capabilities. For example a popular library for calling API's and such is axios, or you could just use fetch.

answered Jan 17, 2022 at 19:45

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