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Reactive Fetch API provides the ability to abort requests, intercept requests before they are fired, automatically refetch requests when the url changes, and create your own useFetch with predefined options.

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When using with Nuxt 3, this function will NOT be auto imported in favor of Nuxt's built-in useFetch(). Use explicit import if you want to use the function from VueUse.

Demo

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The following URLs can be used to test different features of useFetch

Normal Request: https://httpbin.org/get

Abort Request: https://httpbin.org/delay/10

Response Error: http://httpbin.org/status/500

isFinished: false
isFetching: false
canAbort: false
statusCode: null
error: null
data: null

Usage

Basic Usage

The useFetch function can be used by simply providing a url. The url can be either a string or a ref. The data object will contain the result of the request, the error object will contain any errors, and the isFetching object will indicate if the request is loading.

import { useFetch } from '@vueuse/core'

const { isFetching, error, data } = useFetch(url)

Asynchronous Usage

useFetch can also be awaited just like a normal fetch. Note that whenever a component is asynchronous, whatever component that uses it must wrap the component in a <Suspense> tag. You can read more about the suspense api in the Official Vue 3 Docs

import { useFetch } from '@vueuse/core'

const { isFetching, error, data } = await useFetch(url)

Refetching on URL change

Using a ref for the url parameter will allow the useFetch function to automatically trigger another request when the url is changed.

const url = ref('https://my-api.com/user/1')

const { data } = useFetch(url, { refetch: true })

url.value = 'https://my-api.com/user/2' // Will trigger another request

Prevent request from firing immediately

Setting the immediate option to false will prevent the request from firing until the execute function is called.

const { execute } = useFetch(url, { immediate: false })

execute()

Aborting a request

A request can be aborted by using the abort function from the useFetch function. The canAbort property indicates if the request can be aborted.

const { abort, canAbort } = useFetch(url)

setTimeout(() => {
  if (canAbort.value)
    abort()
}, 100)

A request can also be aborted automatically by using timeout property. It will call abort function when the given timeout is reached.

const { data } = useFetch(url, { timeout: 100 })

Intercepting a request

The beforeFetch option can intercept a request before it is sent and modify the request options and url.

const { data } = useFetch(url, {
  async beforeFetch({ url, options, cancel }) {
    const myToken = await getMyToken()

    if (!myToken)
      cancel()

    options.headers = {
      ...options.headers,
      Authorization: `Bearer ${myToken}`,
    }

    return {
      options,
    }
  },
})

The afterFetch option can intercept the response data before it is updated.

const { data } = useFetch(url, {
  afterFetch(ctx) {
    if (ctx.data.title === 'HxH')
      ctx.data.title = 'Hunter x Hunter' // Modifies the response data

    return ctx
  },
})

The onFetchError option can intercept the response data and error before it is updated when updateDataOnError is set to true.

const { data } = useFetch(url, {
  updateDataOnError: true,
  onFetchError(ctx) {
    // ctx.data can be null when 5xx response
    if (ctx.data === null)
      ctx.data = { title: 'Hunter x Hunter' } // Modifies the response data

    ctx.error = new Error('Custom Error') // Modifies the error
    return ctx
  },
})

console.log(data.value) // { title: 'Hunter x Hunter' }

Setting the request method and return type

The request method and return type can be set by adding the appropriate methods to the end of useFetch

// Request will be sent with GET method and data will be parsed as JSON
const { data } = useFetch(url).get().json()

// Request will be sent with POST method and data will be parsed as text
const { data } = useFetch(url).post().text()

// Or set the method using the options

// Request will be sent with GET method and data will be parsed as blob
const { data } = useFetch(url, { method: 'GET' }, { refetch: true }).blob()

Creating a Custom Instance

The createFetch function will return a useFetch function with whatever pre-configured options that are provided to it. This is useful for interacting with API's throughout an application that uses the same base URL or needs Authorization headers.

const useMyFetch = createFetch({
  baseUrl: 'https://my-api.com',
  options: {
    async beforeFetch({ options }) {
      const myToken = await getMyToken()
      options.headers.Authorization = `Bearer ${myToken}`

      return { options }
    },
  },
  fetchOptions: {
    mode: 'cors',
  },
})

const { isFetching, error, data } = useMyFetch('users')

If you want to control the behavior of beforeFetch, afterFetch, onFetchError between the pre-configured instance and newly spawned instance. You can provide a combination option to toggle between overwrite or chaining.

const useMyFetch = createFetch({
  baseUrl: 'https://my-api.com',
  combination: 'overwrite',
  options: {
    // beforeFetch in pre-configured instance will only run when the newly spawned instance do not pass beforeFetch
    async beforeFetch({ options }) {
      const myToken = await getMyToken()
      options.headers.Authorization = `Bearer ${myToken}`

      return { options }
    },
  },
})

// use useMyFetch beforeFetch
const { isFetching, error, data } = useMyFetch('users')

// use custom beforeFetch
const { isFetching, error, data } = useMyFetch('users', {
  async beforeFetch({ url, options, cancel }) {
    const myToken = await getMyToken()

    if (!myToken)
      cancel()

    options.headers = {
      ...options.headers,
      Authorization: `Bearer ${myToken}`,
    }

    return {
      options,
    }
  },
})

Events

The onFetchResponse and onFetchError will fire on fetch request responses and errors respectively.

const { onFetchResponse, onFetchError } = useFetch(url)

onFetchResponse((response) => {
  console.log(response.status)
})

onFetchError((error) => {
  console.error(error.message)
})

Type Declarations

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export interface UseFetchReturn<T> {
  /**
   * Indicates if the fetch request has finished
   */
  isFinished: Ref<boolean>
  /**
   * The statusCode of the HTTP fetch response
   */
  statusCode: Ref<number | null>
  /**
   * The raw response of the fetch response
   */
  response: Ref<Response | null>
  /**
   * Any fetch errors that may have occurred
   */
  error: Ref<any>
  /**
   * The fetch response body on success, may either be JSON or text
   */
  data: Ref<T | null>
  /**
   * Indicates if the request is currently being fetched.
   */
  isFetching: Ref<boolean>
  /**
   * Indicates if the fetch request is able to be aborted
   */
  canAbort: ComputedRef<boolean>
  /**
   * Indicates if the fetch request was aborted
   */
  aborted: Ref<boolean>
  /**
   * Abort the fetch request
   */
  abort: Fn
  /**
   * Manually call the fetch
   * (default not throwing error)
   */
  execute: (throwOnFailed?: boolean) => Promise<any>
  /**
   * Fires after the fetch request has finished
   */
  onFetchResponse: EventHookOn<Response>
  /**
   * Fires after a fetch request error
   */
  onFetchError: EventHookOn
  /**
   * Fires after a fetch has completed
   */
  onFetchFinally: EventHookOn
  get(): UseFetchReturn<T> & PromiseLike<UseFetchReturn<T>>
  post(
    payload?: MaybeRefOrGetter<unknown>,
    type?: string,
  ): UseFetchReturn<T> & PromiseLike<UseFetchReturn<T>>
  put(
    payload?: MaybeRefOrGetter<unknown>,
    type?: string,
  ): UseFetchReturn<T> & PromiseLike<UseFetchReturn<T>>
  delete(
    payload?: MaybeRefOrGetter<unknown>,
    type?: string,
  ): UseFetchReturn<T> & PromiseLike<UseFetchReturn<T>>
  patch(
    payload?: MaybeRefOrGetter<unknown>,
    type?: string,
  ): UseFetchReturn<T> & PromiseLike<UseFetchReturn<T>>
  head(
    payload?: MaybeRefOrGetter<unknown>,
    type?: string,
  ): UseFetchReturn<T> & PromiseLike<UseFetchReturn<T>>
  options(
    payload?: MaybeRefOrGetter<unknown>,
    type?: string,
  ): UseFetchReturn<T> & PromiseLike<UseFetchReturn<T>>
  json<JSON = any>(): UseFetchReturn<JSON> & PromiseLike<UseFetchReturn<JSON>>
  text(): UseFetchReturn<string> & PromiseLike<UseFetchReturn<string>>
  blob(): UseFetchReturn<Blob> & PromiseLike<UseFetchReturn<Blob>>
  arrayBuffer(): UseFetchReturn<ArrayBuffer> &
    PromiseLike<UseFetchReturn<ArrayBuffer>>
  formData(): UseFetchReturn<FormData> & PromiseLike<UseFetchReturn<FormData>>
}
type Combination = "overwrite" | "chain"
export interface BeforeFetchContext {
  /**
   * The computed url of the current request
   */
  url: string
  /**
   * The request options of the current request
   */
  options: RequestInit
  /**
   * Cancels the current request
   */
  cancel: Fn
}
export interface AfterFetchContext<T = any> {
  response: Response
  data: T | null
}
export interface OnFetchErrorContext<T = any, E = any> {
  error: E
  data: T | null
}
export interface UseFetchOptions {
  /**
   * Fetch function
   */
  fetch?: typeof window.fetch
  /**
   * Will automatically run fetch when `useFetch` is used
   *
   * @default true
   */
  immediate?: boolean
  /**
   * Will automatically refetch when:
   * - the URL is changed if the URL is a ref
   * - the payload is changed if the payload is a ref
   *
   * @default false
   */
  refetch?: MaybeRefOrGetter<boolean>
  /**
   * Initial data before the request finished
   *
   * @default null
   */
  initialData?: any
  /**
   * Timeout for abort request after number of millisecond
   * `0` means use browser default
   *
   * @default 0
   */
  timeout?: number
  /**
   * Allow update the `data` ref when fetch error whenever provided, or mutated in the `onFetchError` callback
   *
   * @default false
   */
  updateDataOnError?: boolean
  /**
   * Will run immediately before the fetch request is dispatched
   */
  beforeFetch?: (
    ctx: BeforeFetchContext,
  ) =>
    | Promise<Partial<BeforeFetchContext> | void>
    | Partial<BeforeFetchContext>
    | void
  /**
   * Will run immediately after the fetch request is returned.
   * Runs after any 2xx response
   */
  afterFetch?: (
    ctx: AfterFetchContext,
  ) => Promise<Partial<AfterFetchContext>> | Partial<AfterFetchContext>
  /**
   * Will run immediately after the fetch request is returned.
   * Runs after any 4xx and 5xx response
   */
  onFetchError?: (ctx: {
    data: any
    response: Response | null
    error: any
  }) => Promise<Partial<OnFetchErrorContext>> | Partial<OnFetchErrorContext>
}
export interface CreateFetchOptions {
  /**
   * The base URL that will be prefixed to all urls unless urls are absolute
   */
  baseUrl?: MaybeRefOrGetter<string>
  /**
   * Determine the inherit behavior for beforeFetch, afterFetch, onFetchError
   * @default 'chain'
   */
  combination?: Combination
  /**
   * Default Options for the useFetch function
   */
  options?: UseFetchOptions
  /**
   * Options for the fetch request
   */
  fetchOptions?: RequestInit
}
export declare function createFetch(
  config?: CreateFetchOptions,
): typeof useFetch
export declare function useFetch<T>(
  url: MaybeRefOrGetter<string>,
): UseFetchReturn<T> & PromiseLike<UseFetchReturn<T>>
export declare function useFetch<T>(
  url: MaybeRefOrGetter<string>,
  useFetchOptions: UseFetchOptions,
): UseFetchReturn<T> & PromiseLike<UseFetchReturn<T>>
export declare function useFetch<T>(
  url: MaybeRefOrGetter<string>,
  options: RequestInit,
  useFetchOptions?: UseFetchOptions,
): UseFetchReturn<T> & PromiseLike<UseFetchReturn<T>>

Source

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Changelog

v10.7.0 on 12/5/2023

fccf2 - feat: upgrade deps (#3614)

8cbfd - fix: clone 'Response' on reading (#3607) (#3608)

3456d - fix: immediately modify the status after the request is completed (#3603)

v10.6.0 on 11/9/2023

75ca2 - fix: don't set isFetching to false when a request is aborted because of a refetch (#3479)

v10.4.0 on 8/25/2023

945ca - feat: introduce updateDataOnError option (#3092)

v10.3.0 on 7/30/2023

b7e3d - fix: generated payloadType on execute (#3251)

v10.1.1 on 5/1/2023

d051f - fix: combineCallbacks does not merge options (#3015)

v10.0.0-beta.4 on 4/13/2023

4d757 - feat(types)!: rename MaybeComputedRef to MaybeRefOrGetter

10e98 - feat(toRef)!: rename resolveRef to toRef

0a72b - feat(toValue): rename resolveUnref to toValue

v10.0.0-beta.0 on 3/14/2023

78cfb - feat: update data on success (#2711)

fff45 - fix: abort before updating state (#2805)

v9.13.0 on 2/18/2023

cd9d6 - feat: cancel previous request on refetch (#2750)

c2bc6 - fix: check if it's object for isFetchOptions

v9.9.0 on 12/23/2022

000fd - fix: doesn't work with formData payload (#2440)

v9.5.0 on 11/9/2022

934a8 - feat: support sending the custom request to an absolute URL regardless baseURL (#2210)

a8496 - feat: allow configure lifecycle handler behavior (#2333)

v9.3.1 on 10/17/2022

45750 - fix: fix incorrect chainCallbacks behavior (#2231)

v9.0.1 on 7/29/2022

0f791 - fix: broken callbacks when RequestInit and UseFetchOptions are both passed in (#2013)

v8.9.1 on 7/8/2022

a9ccc - feat(all): use MaybeComputedRef (#1768)

v8.9.0 on 7/6/2022

08830 - feat: chain callbacks from createFetch and useFetch (#1545)