node-fetch: Detailed Overview & Metrics

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Node-fetch is a lightweight and flexible library that provides a window.fetch equivalent for Node.js environments. It allows you to make HTTP requests easily and efficiently, supporting features like streaming, promises, and async/await syntax. Node-fetch simplifies the process of fetching resources from the web and handling responses in a Node.js application.

Compared to alternatives like Axios or Request, Node-fetch stands out for its simplicity and adherence to the Fetch API standard. It is actively maintained and widely used in the Node.js ecosystem, offering a modern and straightforward approach to handling HTTP requests.

Alternatives:
axios+
got+
superagent+
ky+
bent+
isomorphic-fetch+
make-fetch-happen+
undici+
cross-fetch+
fetch-h2+

Tags: node.jshttpfetchrequestspromises