http-client

name	http-client
description	Make HTTP requests to external APIs. Supports GET, POST, PUT, DELETE with JSON and form data. Use for fetching data, calling APIs, and webhooks.

HTTP Client

Make HTTP requests to external APIs and services.

Quick Start

GET Request

node /path/to/skills/http-client/scripts/request.js GET https://api.example.com/data

POST with JSON

node /path/to/skills/http-client/scripts/request.js POST https://api.example.com/users '{"name":"John"}'

With Headers

node /path/to/skills/http-client/scripts/request.js GET https://api.example.com/data --header "Authorization: Bearer token123"

Scripts

request.js

General-purpose HTTP request script.

Usage:

node request.js <METHOD> <URL> [BODY] [OPTIONS]

Options:

• --header "Key: Value" - Add custom header (can be used multiple times)
• --output <file> - Save response to file
• --timeout <ms> - Request timeout (default: 30000)

fetch-json.js

Simplified script for JSON APIs.

Usage:

node fetch-json.js <URL> [--post '{"data":"value"}']

Examples

Fetch JSON Data

node request.js GET https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts/1

Post Form Data

node request.js POST https://httpbin.org/post '{"key":"value"}' --header "Content-Type: application/json"

Download File

node request.js GET https://example.com/file.pdf --output downloaded.pdf

Response Format

The script outputs JSON with:

{
  "status": 200,
  "headers": { "content-type": "application/json" },
  "body": { "response": "data" }
}

Error Handling

• Network errors return exit code 1 with error message
• HTTP errors (4xx, 5xx) return the response with status code
• Timeout errors after 30 seconds (configurable)