How to convert Curl to Node POST

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Took me a fair bit of time to figure out how to convert a curl command to a Nodejs POST command. So I thought I would share what I found.

Trying to convert this “curl” command: where f1234f1234 is the particle ID

curl https://api.particle.io/v1/devices/f1234f1234/myTogglePin -d access_token=c43212c4321c4321 -d arg=SpecialStuff

Using this .ino file

void setup() {
    pinMode(D7, OUTPUT);
    Particle.function("myTogglePin", myTogglePinFunction);
}

void loop() {

}

int myTogglePinFunction(String myCommand) {
    digitalWrite(D7, !digitalRead(D7));
    Particle.publish("myCommand variable is: ", myCommand, 60, PRIVATE);  
    
    return digitalRead(D7);
}

Works in node by using this code (assuming you have installed request)

npm install request

.

.

var request = require('request');

var options = {
    url: 'https://api.particle.io/v1/devices/f1234f1234/myTogglePin',
    method: 'POST',
    form: {
        access_token:'c43212c4321c4321',
        arg:'SpecialStuff'
    }
};

function callback(error, response, body) {
    if (!error && response.statusCode == 200) {
        console.log(body);
    }
}

request(options, callback);
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Thanks!

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I made a github to show:

  1. curl command
  2. node js fetch
  3. web browser fetch with local storage

explanation of the browser code here Async await new javascript webpage functions replace AJAX

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Awesome share! Converting between cURL and any other language can be a pain.

I actually dug up this project someone made a little while ago. It’s a total lifesaver. I figure I’d share it here as well for all to see. It’s saved me more than once! https://curl.trillworks.com/

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