This is a basic example of a GET call to an https server using node.js + express

Simple REST client in node.js

//It's an express app, so make sure you download the dependencies

var express = require('express')  
  , http = require('http')
  , https = require('https')
  , path = require('path');

var app = express();

app.set('port', process.env.PORT || 8888);
app.set('views', __dirname + '/views');
app.set('view engine', 'jade');
app.use(express.favicon());
app.use(express.logger('dev'));
app.use(express.bodyParser());
app.use(express.methodOverride());
app.use(app.router);
app.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname, 'public')));


app.configure('development', function () {
  app.use(express.errorHandler());
});

//Assume the call will be to https://the.https.server/resource/24
//This function basically serves as a proxy for an external service. 
//It returns the same response from the server for demo purposes.
var getCall = function(request, response) {
  
  https.get("https://the.https.server/resource/" + request.params.resourceId, function(res) {

    res.on("data", function(d) {
      response.json(res.statusCode, JSON.parse(d.toString()));
    });

    res.on("error", function(e) {
      response.json(res.statusCode, JSON.parse(e.toString()));
    });
  });

}

//URL mapping
app.get('/resource/:resourceId', getCall);

http.createServer(app).listen(app.get('port'), function () {
  console.log("Mock server listening on port " + app.get('port'));
});

//And that's it! You should be able to test it making a call to your node server at http://localhost:8888/resources/<anId>

Is there any extra step required for error handling. The full app gets crashed if no response from the server.