Make a Write Request to an External API using JSON

// Make a write request to an external API using JSON (application/json)

// Add axios 0.20.0 as a dependency under Functions Global Config, Dependencies
const axios = require('axios');

exports.handler = function (context, event, callback) {
  // JSONPlaceholder: https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/
  // Fake Online REST API for Testing and Prototyping
  const instance = axios.create({
    baseURL: 'https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com',
    timeout: 1000,
    headers: { 'X-Custom-Header': 'Twilio' },
  });

  instance
    .post('/posts', {
      id: 1,
      title: 'Twilio',
      body: 'Owl',
      userId: 1,
    })
    .then((response) => {
      console.log(JSON.stringify(response.data));
      return callback(null, response.data);
    })
    .catch((error) => {
      console.error(error);
      return callback(error);
    });
};