How to Send Node-Level API Requests Using JavaScript

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BACKGROUND

• In some cases you may want to send a Webhook/API call in the background.
• This can be accomplished by using an AJAX request.

Create a node level script to look like this:

Then copy/paste this code:

<script>
var url = "https://webhook.site/1868ac28-8bb7-4062-87b9-047ac59f2c3d";
var params = "first_name={first_name}";
var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
xhr.open("POST", url, true);

//Send the proper header information along with the request
xhr.setRequestHeader("Content-type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded");

xhr.send(params);
console.log("request sent!");
</script>

• The ‘url’ variable must be changed to your target server
• The ‘params’ variable is where you add your body. The same format applies as when using the webhook/api nodes. In this example we specify key/value pairs separated by &. For example: “first_name={first_name}&last_name={last_name}”.
• The third parameter of the open function declares this request be ‘true’ as an asynchronous request. So that it fires in the background.
• The setRequestHeader is not exactly the same as the webhook/api node. The POST method only allows the following MIME types: “text/plain”, “application/x-www-urlencoded” and “multipart/form-data”. Just bear in mind that your params format will need to match their respective type.

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