How to allow self-signed certs with axios

[dviljoen]

Question: Just upgraded to 2.16.0 and request failed with "self-signed certificate" error. Switching to "got" http library works. How do I get axios to accept self-signed certs?

Are you using the free version/paid version/trial: Free version.

[rangav]

Hi @dviljoen

Are you using custom ssl certificates or is the issue with localhost ssl errors?

[dviljoen]

We are developing an API server and use self-signed certs for development purposes.

[dviljoen]

[dviljoen]

But with "got" client:

[rangav]

can you confirm you are not using this right? - https://github.com/rangav/thunder-client-support#manual-ssl-certificates

[rangav]

You can test with axios yourself and see which config is working for you in the Post Request scripting.

sample script below:

const axios = require('axios');
var result = await axios.get("https://dvred:443/redapi/v1/setup_status");
console.log(result.data);

useful links https://www.codewithyou.com/blog/how-to-use-axios-to-handle-ssltls-certificate-verification-errors-in-nodejs https://github.com/rangav/thunder-client-support/blob/master/docs/filters.md#execute-requests

[dviljoen]

I don't understand the question about custom ssl vs. local host. It's neither. We generate a certificate for our api server. But we are the CA. It's self signed. That's the only issue. Just like you get the warning in a browser if you go to a self-signed cert on a web url. That's all I'm asking. How do I make axios do the thing that a browser can do when you click through the warning about a self-signed cert?

[rangav]

Ok got it.

please test this https://github.com/rangav/thunder-client-support/issues/1408#issuecomment-1812711518

[rangav]

Hi All, I made the small config changes to address this issue for axios.

Can you guys please update the extension to v2.16.1 and let me know if it's working or not?

[dviljoen]

Just tried with v2.16.1 and got the same error: "self-signed certificate" Sorry.

[rangav]

Thanks for testing.

I reverted default http library back to got. Please update to 2.16.2