How to make an http call from an Atlas function?

[Vladimir (Vladimir R.)]

Hello,

I cannot find any information anywhere on how to make an http call from within a MongoDB Atlas function. Here’s what I have tried so far:

• node-fetch - fails installation, cannot add to the dependencies list.
• axios - idem.
• I found some vague mentions of MongoDB Atlas providing its own http library and I have tried the following to import it:
  const http = context.services.get("http");
  This has failed with an error: Error: Cannot access member 'get' of undefined

Nothing else comes to mind. So how to make an http request from a MongoDB Atlas function?

[Jason_Tran]

Hi @Vladimir,

@Vladimir

const http = context.services.get("http");
This has failed with an error: Error: Cannot access member 'get' of undefined

The error is being returned because the context.services.get method is deprecated.

Does the following work for you instead : https://www.mongodb.com/docs/atlas/app-services/functions/context/#std-label-context-http

Regards,
Jason

[Vladimir (Vladimir R.)]

Thank you very much Jason!