How to download a file with Node.js using HTTPS?

Question

I want to download file from https server using nodejs. I tried this function, but it works only with http:

var http = require('http'); var fs = require('fs');  var download = function(url, dest, cb) {   var file = fs.createWriteStream(dest);   var request = http.get(url, function(response) {     response.pipe(file);     file.on('finish', function() {       file.close(cb);     });   }); }   

Answer 1

You should use https module then. Quoting the docs:

HTTPS is the HTTP protocol over TLS/SSL. In Node this is implemented as a separate module.

The good news is that the request-related methods of that module (https.request(), https.get() etc.) support all the options that the ones from http do.