`http.get()`

Convenience method for an HTTP GET request that auto-ends the request.

Since Node 0.x Spec ↗

Syntax

http.get(url[, options][, callback])

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`url`	`string \| URL`	Yes	The URL to request.
`options`	`object`	No	Standard request options (headers, agent, etc.).
`callback`	`function`	No	Called with the IncomingMessage response.

Returns

http.ClientRequest — The request object; it is already ended.

Examples

import { get } from 'node:http';

get('http://localhost:3000/time', (res) => {
  let data = '';
  res.on('data', (c) => (data += c));
  res.on('end', () => console.log(data));
});

Output

2026-05-15T10:00:00Z

import { get } from 'node:http';

get('http://localhost:3000/x', (res) => {
  if (res.statusCode !== 200) {
    res.resume(); // drain to free the socket
    console.log('error', res.statusCode);
  }
});

Output

error 404

Notes

Identical to `http.request` but sets method GET and calls `end()` for you. Always consume or `resume()` the response stream even on errors, otherwise the socket is not released. Prefer `fetch` for new code.