get external api node js

1. Install Node.js if you haven't already from the official website.

2. Create a new directory for your project and navigate into it using the command line.

3. Run the following command to initialize a new Node.js project: npm init -y.

4. Install the node-fetch package using the following command: npm install node-fetch.

5. Create a new JavaScript file, for example index.js, and require the node-fetch package at the beginning of the file using the following code: const fetch = require('node-fetch');.

6. Now you can use the fetch function to make requests to an external API. For example:

fetch('https://api.example.com/data')
  .then(response => response.json())
  .then(data => console.log(data));

1. Remember to handle errors using the catch method if the request fails:

fetch('https://api.example.com/data')
  .then(response => {
    if (!response.ok) {
      throw new Error('Network response was not ok');
    }
    return response.json();
  })
  .then(data => console.log(data))
  .catch(error => console.error('Error:', error));

1. Run your Node.js application using the command node index.js and you should see the results from the external API in your console.

2. Remember to replace 'https://api.example.com/data' with the actual URL of the API you want to fetch data from.