JavaScriptJavaScript · Lesson 14

Fetch & APIs

Calling HTTP APIs and rendering JSON.

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const res = await fetch('https://api.example.com/users');
if (!res.ok) throw new Error('HTTP ' + res.status);
const data = await res.json();

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fetch only rejects on network errors — a 404 or 500 still resolves, so always check res.ok.

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Does fetch throw on a 500 response?