NodeJS Proxy for Unsplash

This is a NodeJs Proxy created to Interact with the Unsplash API without storing your API Key on the Client.

• App.js contains the Proxy code
• App.yaml is used by Google App Engine to run the application
• package.json storse the dependecies

Proxy Usage

Proxy provides this request possibilities:

• Ask for a user's profile make a GET request to: www.yourproxyaddress.com/users/username[/?h=YourCustomHeightSize&w=YourCustomWidthSize] ([....] is Optional if you want a custom size for the user's profile image)
• Ask for a user's photos list make a GET request to www.yourproxyaddress.com/users/username/photos
• Ask for a photo www.yourproxyaddress.com/photos/photoID
• Download a photo (Download_Location) www.yourproxyaddress.com/photos/photoID/download

Proxy Configuration

You have to set your private API Key to the

const key = 'YOUR API KEY';

and The proxy will listen on the PORT: 8080

Full Guide on Medium:

https://medium.com/@a.caselli95/how-to-build-a-proxy-for-unsplash-api-on-google-app-engine-2bd87069b39?source=friends_link&sk=c5aedcc7f80d4108721f947a67d17f77