node-fetch

[joaopedrodcf]

node-fetch

node-fetch was a package created for fetch to run in node ( similar to cross-fetch but cross-fetch is to work equal in browser and server ), it has still millions of downloads even if fetch since 18 ( experimental ) and 21 ( stable ) supports fetch API

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

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description: Node Js supports fetch API since v21 and experimental with a flag since 18

Replacements for node-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' } })

[43081j]

i agree we should add this for sure, and maybe coordinate with the ecosystem-issues repo to start a wider push to migrate off it.

many of the alternatives are already documented in the axios replacement docs FYI too

open to PRs btw. if anyone wants to add it to the manifests (preferred.json since there's multiple replacements)

[joaopedrodcf]

Will create a PR for this later 💪