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How to Fix Error Occurred while Trying to Proxy Request

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Updated onFebruary 26, 2024

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If you’re a developer, you might have encountered anErroroccurred while trying to proxy requestmessage on your PC.

Thiserrorcan cause a lot of problems for some users, but today we want to show you a couple of solutions that might help you fix this issue once and for all.

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How can I fix error occurred while trying to proxy request?

1. Check which IP version is the server using

Users reported this error message because theserverwas using IPV6 while theproxyused IPV4, but after changing that, the issue was completely resolved.

2. Modify your code

{

“/api”: {

“target”: “https://localhost:12345”,

“secure”: false,

“changeOrigin”: true

}

Users reported that adding thechangeOriginsetting fixed the problem, so be sure to try that.

3. Change web pack proxy configuration

devServer: {

proxy: {

“*": “http://[::1]:8081”

// “secure”: false,

// “changeOrigin”: true

}

According to users, it’s crucial that you add[::1]in order to fix this problem, so be sure to try that.

4. Modify the hosts file

5. Remove body-parser

Many users reported that they fixed this issue simply by removingexpress body-parser middlewarebefore HPM.

After doing that, the issue was completely resolved, so be sure to try that.

6. Add a header in the client proxy

module.exports = function(app) {

app.use(proxy('/api', {

target: ‘http://127.0.0.1:8080/’,

headers: {

“Connection”: “keep-alive”

}));

};

Erroroccurred while trying to proxy requestmessage can cause a lot of trouble, and we covered a similar error in ourGraphQL unauthorized errorguide, so visit it for more information.

If you’re having additional problems with Webpack, we also have a guide onField browser doesn’t contain a valid alias configurationerror, so don’t miss it.

Also if you’re having problems with proxy, ourERR_PROXY_CONNECTION_FAILEDguide should be able to help you fix it.

How to Fix Error Occurred while Trying to Proxy Request#

How can I fix error occurred while trying to proxy request?#

1. Check which IP version is the server using#

2. Modify your code#

3. Change web pack proxy configuration#

4. Modify the hosts file#

5. Remove body-parser#

6. Add a header in the client proxy#