This is an experimental technology
Because this technology's specification has not stabilized, check the compatibility table for usage in various browsers. Also note that the syntax and behavior of an experimental technology is subject to change in future versions of browsers as the specification changes.
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()
.
Constructor
Response.Response()
- Creates a new
Response
object.
Properties
Response.type
Read only- Contains the type of the response (e.g.,
basic
,cors
). Response.url
Read only- Contains the URL of the response.
Response.useFinalURL
- Contains a boolean stating whether this is the final URL of the response.
Response.status
Read only- Contains the status code of the response (e.g.,
200
for a success). Response.ok
Read only- Contains a boolean stating whether the response was successful (status in the range 200-299) or not.
Response.statusText
Read only- Contains the status message corresponding to the status code (e.g.,
OK
for200
). Response.headers
Read only- Contains the
Headers
object associated with the response.
Response
implements Body
, so it also has the following property available to it:
Body.bodyUsed
Read only- Stores a
Boolean
that declares whether the body has been used in a response yet.
Methods
Response.clone()
- Creates a clone of a
Response
object. Response.error()
- Returns a new
Response
object associated with a network error. Response.redirect()
- Creates a new response with a different URL.
Response
implements Body
, so it also has the following methods available to it:
Body.arrayBuffer()
- Takes a
Response
stream and reads it to completion. It returns a promise that resolves with anArrayBuffer
. Body.blob()
- Takes a
Response
stream and reads it to completion. It returns a promise that resolves with aBlob
. Body.formData()
- Takes a
Response
stream and reads it to completion. It returns a promise that resolves with aFormData
object. Body.json()
- Takes a
Response
stream and reads it to completion. It returns a promise that resolves with aJSON
object. Body.text()
- Takes a
Response
stream and reads it to completion. It returns a promise that resolves with aUSVString
(text).
Examples
In our basic fetch example (run example live) we use a simple fetch()
call to grab an image and display it in an <img>
tag. The fetch()
call returns a promise, which resolves with the Response
object associated with the resource fetch operation. You'll notice that since we are requesting an image, we need to run Body.blob
(Response
implements body) to give the response its correct MIME type.
var myImage = document.querySelector('.my-image'); fetch('flowers.jpg').then(function(response) { return response.blob(); }).then(function(response) { var objectURL = URL.createObjectURL(response); myImage.src = objectURL; });
You can also use the Response.Response()
constructor to create your own custom Response
object:
var myResponse = new Response();
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
Fetch The definition of 'Response' in that specification. |
Living Standard | Initial definition |
Browser compatibility
Feature | Chrome | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari (WebKit) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | 42 41[1] |
39 (39) 34[1] |
No support |
29 |
No support |
Feature | Android | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | Firefox OS (Gecko) | IE Phone | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile | Chrome for Android |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | No support | No support | No support | No support | No support | No support | No support |
[1] This feature is implemented behind a preference.