Does AWS Lambda (NodeJS) not allow http.request or https.request? - node.js

Question

I am attempting to make a request to another API from a Lambda. I am finding that using the NodeJS http and https modules allow for GET requests but any others (e.g. POST) do not work; POST coincidentally is the only method I need to work for the service I am attempting to call.
Here is a working example of Lambda performing a GET and receiving a 200 response:
const https = require('https')
function handler(event, context, callback) {
const options = {
hostname: 'encrypted.google.com'
}
https
.get(options, (res) => {
console.log('statusCode:', res.statusCode);
res.on('end', callback.bind(null, null))
})
.on('error', callback);
}
exports.handler = handler
So that proves that he request is allowed. However, if the script attempts to make the same request using the .request() method of the https (or https) lib/module the request never finishes and the Lambda times out.
const https = require('https')
function handler(event, context, callback) {
const options = {
hostname: 'encrypted.google.com',
method: 'GET'
}
https
.request(options, (res) => {
console.log('statusCode:', res.statusCode);
res.on('end', callback.bind(null, null))
})
.on('error', callback);
}
exports.handler = handler
I don't know what I am doing wrong. The call https.request() silently fails - doesn't throw an error - and nothing is reported in the log.

Answer 1

The problem was that I was never completing the request with req.end().
const https = require('https')
function handler(event, context, callback) {
const options = {
hostname: 'encrypted.google.com',
method: 'GET'
}
https
.request(options, (res) => {
console.log('statusCode:', res.statusCode);
res.on('end', callback.bind(null, null))
})
.on('error', callback)
.end(); // <--- The important missing piece!
}
exports.handler = handler

Answer 2

Please try this one if your API is HTTPS,
var url = 'HTTPS URL HERE';
var req = https.get(url, (res) => {
var body = "";
res.on("data", (chunk) => {
body += chunk
});
res.on("end", () => {
var result = JSON.parse(body);
callBack(result)
});
}).on("error", (error) => {
callBack(err);
});
}
And if it is HTTP then,
var url = 'HTTP URL HERE';
var req = http.get(url, (res) => {
var body = "";
res.on("data", (chunk) => {
body += chunk
});
res.on("end", () => {
var result = JSON.parse(body);
callBack(result)
});
}).on("error", (error) => {
callBack(err);
});
}
Please don't fogot to add package require('https') / require('http')

Answer 3

The POST method is done by the request method.
This is the lambda code:
const https = require('https');
const options = {
hostname: 'Your host name',
path: '/api/v1/Login/Login',
method: 'POST',
headers: {
'Content-Type': 'application/json',
},
body : JSON.stringify({
'email': 'hassan.uzair9#gmail.com',
'password': 'Asdf1234.',
})
};
var result;
try{
result = await https.request(options);
console.log("result.....",result);
}catch(err){
console.log("err......",err);
}