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JavaScript Node.js Basics (2014) Building a Command Line Application Making a GET Request with http

Karl M
Karl M
14,111 Points
Posted by Karl M
Karl M
14,111 Points

Get request has all https references however still error 301 appears?

Here is my code below, i still receive error message 301 even after converting to everything to "https" !? Need some help please :)

https://w.trhou.se/s2p0mn6f9t

2 Answers

Dino Paškvan
Dino Paškvan
Courses Plus Student 44,108 Points

If you remove the www. part from the URL, you'll get 200.

https.get("https://teamtreehouse.com/" + username + ".json", function (response){
Karl M
Karl M
14,111 Points
Karl M
Karl M
14,111 Points

Thanks a million Dino! Two heads are better than one.

Iver Band
Iver Band
8,389 Points
Iver Band
Iver Band
8,389 Points

//Full answer: Need to fetch and reference the https module, not the http one per the video

var https = require("https");

var request = https.get("https://teamtreehouse.com/" + username + ".json", function(response){ console.log(response.statusCode);