cross-fetch

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cross-fetch

cross-fetch was created at a time node didn't support fetch and it was useful to have the same API in browser and server,etc. It has still millions of downloads even if fetch since 18 ( experimental ) and 21 ( stable ) supports fetch API

https://www.npmjs.com/package/cross-fetch

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description: Modern alternatives to the cross-fetch package for making HTTP requests in browsers and Node.js

Replacements for cross-fetch

Native fetch API

The native fetch API is available in Node.js (since v18.x) and all modern browsers. For most HTTP requests, it can replace axios without extra dependencies.

Example:

// GET
const res = await fetch('https://api.example.com/data')
const data = await res.json()

// POST
await fetch('https://api.example.com/data', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
  body: JSON.stringify({ key: 'value' })
})

ky

ky is a lightweight HTTP client based on the Fetch API with timeout support, hooks (interceptors) and other helpers.

Example:

import ky from 'ky'

const api = ky.create({
  prefixUrl: 'https://api.example.com',
  timeout: 5000, // ms
})

const data = await api.get('users').json()

ofetch

ofetch s a fetch wrapper with automatic JSON parsing, request/response interceptors, and retries.

Example:

import { ofetch } from 'ofetch'

const api = ofetch.create({
  baseURL: 'https://api.example.com',
})

const data = await api('/user', { query: { id: 123 } })
const created = await api('/items', { method: 'POST', body: { name: 'A' } })