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This example assumes your QUOTAGUARD_URL environment variable is set and contains your unique connection string.

To access an HTTP API, you can use the standard HTTP library in Node.js, but you must ensure you correctly set the “Host” header to your target hostname, not the proxy hostname.

var http, options, proxy, url;
http = require("http");

url = require("url");

proxy = url.parse(process.env.QUOTAGUARD_URL);
target = url.parse("http://ip.jsontest.com/");

options = {
  hostname: proxy.hostname,
  port: proxy.port || 80,
  path: target.href,
  headers: {
    "Proxy-Authorization": "Basic " + (new Buffer(proxy.auth).toString("base64")),
    "Host" : target.hostname
  }
};

http.get(options, function(res) {
  res.pipe(process.stdout);
  return console.log("status code", res.statusCode);
});

If you have questions, or if this solution doesn’t work or fit your use case, please reach out to us at Support so we can help figure it out with you.


Working with sensitive data, like HIPAA, Financial, or Personally Identifiable Information (PII)? 
    Then you will want to check out our QuotaGuard Shield solution, it's the same as QuotaGuard Static, but with stronger end to end security for your requests. We can also help migrate current Static customers to Shield for free, just reach out to us at Support to request assistance.