Angular - Make multiple HTTP calls sequentially

Question

I need to make a function to make HTTP calls sequentially inorder to use response of one call into other one like getting IP address of user from first call and use that IP

Answer 1

This can be achieved using the switchMap operator. This example uses RxJS 5.5+ pipeable operators.

import { switchMap } from 'rxjs/operators';

registerUser(user: User) {
  return this.utility.getIpAddress().pipe(
    switchMap(data => {
      this.ipAddress = data.ip;

      const body = {
        UserName: user.UserName,
        Email: user.Email,
        UserIP: this.ipAddress,
      };

      return this.http.post(this.registerAPI, body);
    })
  )
}

RxJS < 5.5:

import { switchMap } from 'rxjs/operators';

registerUser(user: User) {
  return this.utility.getIpAddress()
    .switchMap(data => {
      this.ipAddress = data.ip;

      const body = {
        UserName: user.UserName,
        Email: user.Email,
        UserIP: this.ipAddress,
      };

      return this.http.post(this.registerAPI, body);
    });
}