Download an image using Axios and convert it to base64

Question

I need to download a .jpg image from a remote server and convert it into a base64 format. I\'m using axios as my HTTP client. I\'ve tried issuing a git request to the server

Answer 1

This is what works for me (with Buffer.from) -

axios
  .get(externalUrl, {
    responseType: 'arraybuffer'
  })
  .then(response => {
    const buffer = Buffer.from(response.data, 'base64');
  })
  .catch(ex => {
    console.error(ex);
  });