# How to create localhost http request to call json file in settings.js

**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-create-localhost-http-request-to-call-json-file-in-settings-js/40748
**Category:** General
**Created:** [10 February 2021 13:20 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-create-localhost-http-request-to-call-json-file-in-settings-js/40748 "2021-02-10T13:20:28Z")
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### Author: ![Syedabd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Syedabd](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Syedabd)
#### Post date: [10 February 2021 13:20 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-create-localhost-http-request-to-call-json-file-in-settings-js/40748/1 "2021-02-10T13:20:29Z")

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Hi,

Can anyone help me with this?

I want to create a local JSON file(10 catalgoues) from 3000+ catalgoues and fetch that JSON content in the palette.

In other words, What is the procedure to create like '[http://localhost:1880/filename](http://localhost:1880/filename)'

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/e/2/e25adef7bbc817789a772398e48e2ce702a0dbd7.png)

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### Author: ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [11 April 2021 13:20 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-create-localhost-http-request-to-call-json-file-in-settings-js/40748/2 "2021-04-11T13:20:55Z")

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