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readme.md

got

Simplified HTTP/HTTPS requests

A nicer interface to the built-in http module.

It also supports following redirects and automagically handling gzip/deflate.

Use request if you need more.

Install

$ npm install --save got

Usage

var got = require('got');

// Callback mode.
got('http://todomvc.com', function (err, data, res) {
	console.log(data);
	//=> <!doctype html> ...
});

// Stream mode.
got('http://todomvc.com').pipe(fs.createWriteStream('index.html'));

API

It's a GET request by default, but can be changed in options.

got(url, [options], [callback])

url

Required
Type: string

The url to request.

options

Type: object

Any of the http.request options.

options.encoding

Type: string, null
Default: 'utf8'

Encoding to be used on setEncoding of the response data. If null, the body is returned as a Buffer.

callback(err, data, response)

data

The data you requested.

response

The response object.

See sent if you need to upload something.