IP address instead of a domain name in node.js Request module

Question

Is there any way to use an IP address instead of a domain name in node.js Request module?

I am getting the following error: [Error: Invalid URI "192.168.0.101/relay1/on"]

I know I shouldn't include the url scheme (e.g: http), so http:// 192.168.0.101/relay1/on wouldn't work either.

Below is the code generating the error:

  var arduinoRequestURL = arduinoIp + '/' + modulePrivateName + '/' + req.params.action;
  request(arduinoRequestURL, function (error, response, body) {
      console.log(body);
      console.log(error);
      console.log(response);
  });

And here is a link to the module: https://github.com/mikeal/request

user568109 · Accepted Answer · 2013-04-30 19:38:04Z

1

Yes, you can. Also you must specify the protocol for request.

request('google.com', function (error, response, body) {
      console.log(body);
      console.log(error);
      console.log(response);
});

gives [Error: Invalid URI "google.com"]

The following are equivalent:

request('http://google.com', function (error, response, body) {
      console.log(body);
      console.log(error);
      console.log(response);
});
request('http://74.125.236.18', function (error, response, body) {
      console.log(body);
      console.log(error);
      console.log(response);
});

answered Apr 30, 2013 at 19:38

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ratsimihah Over a year ago

How would you explain the following error when I add http to my URL: { [Error: connect ETIMEDOUT] code: 'ETIMEDOUT', errno: 'ETIMEDOUT', syscall: 'connect' }

ratsimihah Over a year ago

URL is defined as: var arduinoRequestURL = 'http://' + arduinoIp + '/' + modulePrivateName + '/' + req.params.action;

ratsimihah Over a year ago

Actually it may just be that my destination is timing out.

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