Axios fetch requests not working on cPanel hosted React + Node.js web app

Sounds like there are two issues.

1. Your API tests should return the data, not a webpage. Check the configuration to ensure traffic to domain.com/your-api-name is actually routed to the port with nodejs running.

2. The Connection refused error could be a CORS issue. Try adding the following code to your index.js file, above app.use().

   const cors = require("cors");
   app.use(cors());

then, inside an app.use() method, include the following:

app.use((req, res, next) => {
  const allowedOrigins = [
    
    "http://your-domain-name.com",
  ];
  const origin = req.headers.origin;

  allowedOrigins.includes(origin) &&
    res.setHeader("Access-Control-Allow-Origin", origin);

  // Request methods you wish to allow
  res.setHeader("Access-Control-Allow-Methods", "GET, POST, PUT, DELETE");

  // Request headers you wish to allow
  res.setHeader("Access-Control-Allow-Headers", "content-type");

  // Set to true if you need the website to include cookies in the requests sent
  // to the API (e.g. in case you use sessions)
  res.setHeader("Access-Control-Allow-Credentials", true);

  // Pass to next layer of middleware
  next();
});

This allows requests to be made from your api, from your domain name.