node.js how to send multipart form data in post request-CodePudding

I am attempting to get data in the form of an image sent from elsewhere using multipartform, however when trying to understand this via the great sanctuary(stack overflow) there are missing elements I don't quite understand.

const options = {
    method: "POST",
    url: "https://api.LINK.com/file",
    port: 443,
    headers: {
        "Authorization": "Basic "   auth,
        "Content-Type": "multipart/form-data"
    },
    formData : {
        "image" : fs.createReadStream("./images/scr1.png")
    }
};

request(options, function (err, res, body) {
    if(err) console.log(err);
    console.log(body);
});

2 questions:

what is the variable auth, what do I initialize it to/where/how do I declare it
what is the url "api.LINK.com", is this just the site url where this code is on

After your comments I think I may be doing this wrong. The goal is to send data(an image) from somewhere else(like another website) to this node app, then the nodeapp uses the image and sends something back.

So that I would be the one creating the API endpoint

CodePudding user response：

In this code snippet, the auth variable is likely intended to be a string that represents some kind of authentication information, such as an API key. You would need to initialize it with the appropriate value, which would depend on the API you are trying to use.

The url value, "https://api.LINK.com/file", is just an example URL. It would need to be replaced with the actual URL of the API endpoint that you are trying to access. For example, if you were using the imaginary "LINK" API, you would need to use the correct URL for that API's file endpoint.

CodePudding user response：

The variable auth is likely a string containing an authorization token or credentials, which is used to authenticate the request to the server. It would need to be initialized with the appropriate value, which would typically be provided by the server or service you are trying to access.

The value of the url property in the options object appears to be a placeholder, and would need to be replaced with the actual URL of the server or service that you are trying to access. This URL would typically be provided by the server or service you are trying to access. The code you posted makes an HTTP request to this URL using the request function.

In general, it is important to understand that the code you posted is incomplete and may not work as-is without additional information or modifications. It is provided as an example of how to make an HTTP request with the request function using the multipart/form-data content type, but would need to be adapted to your specific use case.