How to remove HTML from a text string in Node.JS

The danger posed by cross-site-scripting and HTML attacks require proper security measures if you are to keep your delicate systems safe. The first line of defense should be filtering out potential HTML scripts from any incoming text submissions. We are going to look at a very simple yet effective method of doing this using Node.JS, with help from an API.

First we need to install our API’s client using npm install:

npm install cloudmersive-convert-api-client --save

Next we will call editTextRemoveHtml and input a text string to test out.

var CloudmersiveConvertApiClient = require('cloudmersive-convert-api-client');
var defaultClient = CloudmersiveConvertApiClient.ApiClient.instance;
// Configure API key authorization: Apikey
var Apikey = defaultClient.authentications['Apikey'];
Apikey.apiKey = 'YOUR API KEY';
// Uncomment the following line to set a prefix for the API key, e.g. "Token" (defaults to null)
//Apikey.apiKeyPrefix = 'Token';
var apiInstance = new CloudmersiveConvertApiClient.EditTextApi();
var request = new CloudmersiveConvertApiClient.RemoveHtmlFromTextRequest(); // RemoveHtmlFromTextRequest | Input request
var callback = function(error, data, response) {
if (error) {
console.error(error);
} else {
console.log('API called successfully. Returned data: ' + data);
}
};
apiInstance.editTextRemoveHtml(request, callback);

Following that, the API will process the text and send back the sanitized string. It’s as simple as that.