How to use axios with a proxy server to make an https call?

Question

It's basically the same question here.

I'm using a browser. The following code is compiled by webpack. I tried this:

const axios = require('axios');

var res = await axios.get('https://api.ipify.org?format=json', {
    proxy: {
        host: 'proxy-url',
        port: 80,
        auth: {username: 'my-user', password: 'my-password'}
    }
});
console.log(res.data); // gives my ip and not the proxy's one.

I also tried this with the same code, but it did not work:

const axios = require('axios-https-proxy-fix');

Then, I tried with httpsAgent:

const axios = require('axios');
const HttpsProxyAgent = require('https-proxy-agent')

var agent = new HttpsProxyAgent('http://my-user:my-pass@proxy-url:port');
var res = await axios.get('https://api.ipify.org?format=json', {
    httpsAgent: agent,
});
console.log(res.data); // gives my ip and not the proxy's one.

Is this a bug? Am I cursed or maybe do I have a problem reading the documentation?

Answer 1

There is an open issue on axios's github page.

The issue is labeled as bug from 31 Mar and is not resolved yet.

So it seems you are not cursed, just a bug in axios.

You may add your details to that thread in order to dev team prioritize this issue.

In case you cannot wait for this issue to be resolved, you may consider using fetch API like @Sumi Straessle proposed in the comments.