Making an HTTP GET request without any outside dependencies

JavaScript
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Looks like you are using HackerRank :slight_smile:

If you see at the dropdown, you will see that you are using some version of node as language.

Well, if you go over the Node documentation you will find a native http (or https) method to perform requests:
here the documentation for Node v12 (refer to the one hackerrank is using)
https://nodejs.org/dist/latest-v12.x/docs/api/http.html#http_http_get_url_options_callback

tldr:
http in node with NO error handling:

var http = require("http");

http.get('URL', (res) => {
res.setEncoding("utf8");
  let body = "";
  res.on("data", data => {
    body += data;
  });
  res.on("end", () => {
    body = JSON.parse(body);
    console.log(body);
  });
});
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