Can I make a JSON POST request from a Node.js code step?

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Kyle Schiess : Can I make a JSON POST request from pipdream’s node.js ?

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Dylan Sather (Pipedream) : Hi , yes, take a look at https://docs.pipedream.com/workflows/steps/code/nodejs/http-requests/#send-a-post-request-to-submit-data

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Dylan Sather (Pipedream) : that’s just an example. You can require any npm package from a Node.js code step, so you could use another HTTP client, if you’d like

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Kyle Schiess : can you not use the request lib?

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Dylan Sather (Pipedream) : The request package has been deprecated -request - npm - so I’d actually recommend not using it if you have alternatives.

Part of the issue with the request library is that it doesn’t support a Promise-based API, and on Pipedream, all code must be run synchronously, so you can’t use callbacks in the manner that request and other libraries expect.

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Dylan Sather (Pipedream) : got , node-fetch and other packages should work

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Dylan Sather (Pipedream) : here’s a little more information on the synchronous code requirement if it helps: https://docs.pipedream.com/workflows/steps/code/#running-asynchronous-code

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Kyle Schiess : I guess the reason I ask about request is that I keep getting a 400 error when I try to post to another app’s API (Phantombuster). Is this when I’d need to use the httpsProxyAgent?

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Dylan Sather (Pipedream) : Probably not in this case. A 400 error usually suggests the data you’re passing isn’t in the correct format. Do you see any more-specific error message getting returned from Phantombuster, or do their docs suggest what the 400 error might be related to?