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Request JSON data from URL and send respond out to document


I am trying to send a request to an API which returns JSON and then show that request in my own url but when I runs this code it shows that there's respond from API on the console but it can't send it to document usisng res.send I need some help to know where can I send this to the document out not just in the console. One more question am I doing this right or should I use router? Thank you.

// Include Express library
var express = require('express')
var app = express()
// Inlcude Request library
var request = require('request')
// Inlcude Http / Https library
var http = require('http')
var https = require('https')

app.use('/postman/tracks', function (req, res) {
    res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'application/json');
    var carrier = req.query.carrier
    var number = req.query.number
    var url = 'http://api.goshippo.com/v1/tracks/' + carrier + '/' + number
    var response = request({
        url: url,
        json: true
    }, function (err,res,obj) {
        if (!err && res.statusCode === 200) {
            console.log(JSON.stringify(obj))
            //res.send(JSON.stringify(obj))
        }
    })
})

Solution

  • Using same variable name res for the nested callbacks is the source of your problem , you should update your code to be

    // Include Express library
    var express = require('express')
    var app = express()
    // Inlcude Request library
    var request = require('request')
    // Inlcude Http / Https library
    var http = require('http')
    var https = require('https')
    
    app.use('/postman/tracks', function (req, res) {
        res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'application/json');
        var carrier = req.query.carrier
        var number = req.query.number
        var url = 'http://api.goshippo.com/v1/tracks/' + carrier + '/' + number
        var response = request({
            url: url,
            json: true
        }, function (err, response ,obj) {
            if (!err && response.statusCode === 200) {
                console.log(JSON.stringify(obj))
                res.json(obj);
            }
        })
    })