Getting binary content in node.js with http.request

Question

I would like to retrieve binary data from an https request.

I found a similar question that uses the request method, Getting binary content in Node

Answer 1

You need to set encoding to response, not request:

req = https.request(options, function(res) {
    res.setEncoding('binary');

    var data = [ ];

    res.on('data', function(chunk) {
        data.push(chunk);
    });
    res.on('end', function() {
        var binary = Buffer.concat(data);
        // binary is your data
    });
    res.on('error', function(err) {
        console.log("Error during HTTP request");
        console.log(err.message);
    });
});

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