Carbon HTTP is a user-friendly HTTP(s) library designed specifically for Node.js, developed in TypeScript and subsequently converted to JavaScript. Carbon HTTP serves as an excellent alternative to libraries such as node-fetch, request-promise, and similar options.
A limited number of libraries are offered for this purpose, with the majority created for both the Browser API and Node runtime. The existence of libraries that attempt to serve the requirements of both the Browser and Node APIs can result in significant challenges for enterprise-level applications. For instance, mandatory updates triggered by security flaws in different dependencies of the library can pose problems. In comparison, Carbon HTTP is independent of third-party dependencies and has been developed and maintained in the UK by a Limited Company.
First you need to install the Carbon HTTP Library for node.js ecosystem via npm or yarn package management.
NPM:
npm i carbon-httpYARN:
yarn add carbon-httpSimple Answer is it's very easy to use. You can find a few examples below
for most commonly used Methods: GET, POST, and DELETE below.
ES5
const { Request } = require('carbon-http')ES6+ & TypeScript
import { Request } from 'carbon-http'import { Request } from 'carbon-http';
const resp = await Request('https://api.syniol.com/v2/user/hadi/history');
console.log(resp.json())
// prints
{
username: 'hadi'
joinDate: '2020-02-19'
lastLoginDate: '2021-09-21'
}import { Request, HttpMethod } from 'carbon-http';
const resp = await Request(
'https://api.syniol.com/v2/user',
{
method: HttpMethod.POST,
body: JSON.stringify({
username: 'myusername',
email: 'myemail@email.com',
password: 'myPassword',
}),
}
);
console.log(resp.json())
// prints
{
status: 'success'
}import { Request, HttpMethod } from 'carbon-http';
const resp = await Request(
'https://api.syniol.com/v2/user/hadi/history/73',
{
method: HttpMethod.DELETE,
}
);Response from Promise Request, has the following APIs available:
status // example 200
headers // example { "accept-ranges": "bytes", "... }
incomingMessage: // example { "httpVersion": "1.1", "...}
text() // example '<html><header>....</html>'
json() // example { status: "Success" }In TypeScript since the version
2.1.x, you can define the response type as a generic onjson() method.
interface UserResponse {}
// json<T>(): T
const respBody = json<UserResponse>();Copyright © 2022-2025 Syniol Limited. All rights reserved.