I’m encountering a “socket hang up” error when trying to make an HTTP request in my Node.js application. Here’s the error message I’m receiving:

Error: socket hang up
    at connResetException (internal/errors.js:628:14)
    at TLSSocket.socketOnEnd (_http_client.js:499:23)
    at TLSSocket.emit (events.js:412:35)
    at TLSSocket.emit (domain.js:532:15)
    at endReadableNT (internal/streams/readable.js:1317:12)
    at processTicksAndRejections (internal/process/task_queues.js:82:21) {
  code: 'ECONNRESET'
}

This error occurs when I’m trying to make a POST request to an external API. The connection seems to be reset unexpectedly during the request.
I’ve already tried the following:

Implementing a retry mechanism with exponential backoff
Increasing the request timeout
Adding ‘Connection: Keep-Alive’ headers
Verifying that the request payload is correct

Despite these attempts, the error persists. The request sometimes fails on the first attempt, and sometimes on subsequent retry attempts.

My environment:

Node.js version: [v14.17.6 (npm v6.14.15)]

Operating System: [Debian GNU/Linux 11]

HTTP client library: [var requestHTTP = require(“request”);]

Has anyone encountered a similar issue or can suggest additional troubleshooting steps? Any insights would be greatly appreciated.