Use googleapis to request Chrome UX Report API

[alekseykulikov]

It's possible to use googleapis to request CrUX API.

A basic example:

// run: CRUX_KEY='...' node ./crux-with-googleapis.js

import { google } from 'googleapis'

const key = process.env.CRUX_KEY || 'no-key'
const crux = google.chromeuxreport('v1')
crux.records
  .queryRecord({ 
    auth: key, // authentication key
    requestBody: { origin: 'https://example.com' } // queryRecord params
  })
  .then((r) => {
     // r.data contains success/error response
     console.log(JSON.stringify(r.data, null, '  '))
  }, console.error)

How is crux-api different from googleapis? Pros:

• It is focused and lightweight 23.7 kB vs. 75.7 MB (crux-api is 3200x smaller)
• It is isomorphic => works in a browser and node.js;
• It supports batch requests (since v1.1);
• It handles 404 & 429 errors automatically;
• Documentation is easier to follow;
• It is straightforward to fork, contribute, and understand the code;

Cons:

• It's an extra dependency package (if you already use googleapis);
• Google does not officially support it (but the CrUX API team knows about the lib, and I'm sure, they will help with edge cases);