Creating an Axios Instance With Default Settings
If one wants to create an axios instance with default settings, axios.create() method can be used. It allows you to create a new instance of Axios with default configuration options. It can be done like this.
We can look at this in a more simple way as well, as for convenience we generally directly user axios.get() and axios.post() etc.
const axios = require('axios');
// create an instance with default settings
const instance = axios.create({
baseURL: 'https://api.endpoint.com',
timeout: 10000, // timeout for requests can be set
headers: {
'Content-Type': 'application/json',
},
// other default settings can be added
});
// use the instance to make http requests
instance.get('/endpoint')
.then(respons => {
console.log('Response:', response.date);
})
.catch(error => {
console.error('Error:', error);
});
How To Use Axios NPM to Generate HTTP Requests ?
In this article, we are going to learn about Axios and HTTP requests and using Axios to generate HTTP requests. Axios is a promise-based HTTP library that is used by developers to make requests to their APIs or third-party API endpoints to fetch data. It is a popular JavaScript library used for making HTTP requests from web browsers and NodeJS applications. It provides a simple and intuitive API for performing asynchronous operations like fetching data from APIs, posting form data, and more.
Table of Content
- HTTP Requests
- Axios
- How does Axios work?
- Installing Axios NPM for Your Project
- Creating an Axios Instance With Default Settings
- Performing GET Requests With Axios
- Performing POST Requests With Axios
- Sending Data with POST Requests
- Handling Response Data From POST Requests
- Shorthand Methods for Axios HTTP Requests
- Error Handling With Axios
- Conclusion
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