rest.js should work as its fundamentally just HTTP. One caveat is that binary responses are currently not handled very well, but it's something I've been thinking about and have a couple ideas to try.
The main difference with rest and request is how you interact with the content. The interceptor model in rest.js makes configuring a custom client very easy. rest.js is promise based whereas request.js is stream based. Streams are better for large entities, but more annoying for small ones.
Let me know if you run into any issues.