How to Fetch Data in Javascript like a Proby@smpnjn
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How to Fetch Data in Javascript like a Pro

by Johnny Simpson6mOctober 10th, 2022
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The `fetch()` function is a global function, and it is most frequently used to interact with APIs. It can be used to retrieve data from an API, post data to a server, or even just get the entire contents of a web page. The most basic use of fetch takes one argument, the URL we want to use. The result of a fetch is asynchronously retrieved, and we can use `then()` to catch the response, and do something with it. The response has a bunch of built in methods, which let us immediately parse the contents we get from fetch.

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