node.js check if a remote URL exists

Question

How do I check to see if a URL exists without pulling it down? I use the following code, but it downloads the whole file. I just need to check that it exists.

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Answer 1

Simply use url-exists npm package to test if url exists or not

var urlExists = require('url-exists');

urlExists('https://www.google.com', function(err, exists) {
  console.log(exists); // true 
});

urlExists('https://www.fakeurl.notreal', function(err, exists) {
  console.log(exists); // false 
});