Netlify function: API fetch result not a URL

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Hello, I’m trying to fetch image url from an API using the netlify serveless function. The server output in the terminal is some kind of Buffer. Here’s how the response looks like:

Request from ::1: GET /.netlify/functions/getImages?keyword=
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Response with status 200 in 667 ms.

The result I’m expecting:

{"id":434918,"pageURL":"https://pixabay.com/photos/shoes-legs-car-car-window-woman-434918/","type":"photo","tags":"shoes, legs, car","previewURL":"https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2014/09/03/20/15/shoes-434918_150.jpg","previewWidth":150,"previewHeight":100,"webformatURL":"https://pixabay.com/get/g033b9a74fbf574cea17d172e0e94737aeff33de5afb14e8bc5697c24c0ad55f1e555be1534f28165e649e6659502f362_640.jpg","webformatWidth":640,"webformatHeight":429,"largeImageURL":"https://pixabay.com/get/ge519a8e17a3f3e399546066731852501aa10abb51eedf1ca37db4d77ecb54d9e034f007a97ddd30db733ffd1148779ae267f7aac6c7e36c8d914f1cb8727f5ba_1280.jpg","imageWidth":2165,"imageHeight":1453,"imageSize":587598,"views":1027652,"downloads":525169,"collections":2088,"likes":1646,"comments":325,"user_id":2323,"user":"Greyerbaby","userImageURL":"https://cdn.pixabay.com/user/2014/11/14/05-39-07-629_250x250.jpg"},
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If you’re using axios, it’s an axios issue:

Fixed in v1.2.1 (which has another issue by the way). Best to stay on v1.1.3 as of now.

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Thank you so much for the reference.

I got the solution from this comment: Error response data nodejs · Issue #5298 · axios/axios · GitHub

The server output is readable. :smile:

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A side note, that’s a workaround and not a solution. The solution is to upgrade to the latest version (v1.2.1).

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Alright. Thanks for the update.