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These days node supports the fetch API, which is much simpler. (It wasn't there in 2020, it seems to have been added around 2022-2023.)

• dirkc 6mo ago
  Yes, thankfully! It's amusing to read what they say about fetch on nodejs.org [1]: > Undici is an HTTP client library that powers the fetch API in Node.js. It was written from scratch and does not rely on the built-in HTTP client in Node.js. It includes a number of features that make it a good choice for high-performance applications. [1] - https://nodejs.org/en/learn/getting-started/fetch https://nodejs.org/en/learn/getting-started/fetch
  • Pay08 6mo ago
    Why is it amusing?
    • dirkc 6mo ago
      I say amusing because it points out that something I (and many other people) assume to be basic clearly has a lot more nuance to it.
• b450 6mo ago
  Note that node-fetch will silently ignore any overrides to "forbidden" request headers like Host, since it's designed for parity with fetch behavior in the browser. This caused a minor debugging headache for me once.