manual; If not specified when the request is created, it takes the default value of follow. Example. In the following snippet, we create a new request using the Request.Request() constructor (for an image file in the same directory as the script), then save the request redirect value in a variable: The Response interface of the Fetch API represents the response to a request.. You can create a new Response object using the Response.Response() constructor, but you are more likely to encounter a Response object being returned as the result of another API operation, for example a service worker Fetchevent.respondWith, or a simple GlobalFetch.fetch(). Fetch with the keepalive flag is a replacement for the Navigator.sendBeacon() API. signal: An AbortSignal object instance; allows you to communicate with a fetch request and abort it if desired via an AbortController. Return value. A Promise that resolves to a Response object. Exceptions Fetch API - Replacement for XMLHttpRequest (XHR) The Fetch API allows you to make network requests similar to XMLHttpRequest (XHR).The main difference is that the Fetch API uses Promises, which enables a simpler and cleaner API, avoiding callback hell and having to remember the complex API of XMLHttpRequest. Add this suggestion to a batch that can be applied as a single commit. This suggestion is invalid because no changes were made to the code. Suggestions cannot be applied while the pull request is closed. Using Fetch. React Native provides the Fetch API for your networking needs. Fetch will seem familiar if you have used XMLHttpRequest or other networking APIs before. You may refer to MDN's guide on Using Fetch for additional information. Making requests. In order to fetch content from an arbitrary URL, just pass the URL to fetch: Service Worker: Change the fetch API request flags (mode, credentials and redirect) for navigation requests. Service Worker The flags of request objects which are passed to the service worker's Fet