Axios

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

Axios is a promise-based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js, supporting request/response interceptors, automatic JSON transformation, and TypeScript. It is one of the most widely used JavaScript libraries for making API requests.

Use cases

• make http requests to a rest api from nodejs
• call apis from the browser with promises
• add request and response interceptors to modify headers or handle errors
• upload files with multipart form data
• cancel in-flight http requests
• set global base urls and default headers for api clients

When to choose

• you need a mature, battle-tested http client with interceptors and automatic JSON handling
• you want the same http client code to work in both browser and Node.js
• your team uses TypeScript and wants strong typing out of the box

When to avoid

• you only need the modern built-in fetch API and want zero dependencies
• you need advanced streaming or low-level socket control better served by undici or got
• you are building a very small bundle-size-sensitive app where fetch suffices

Facets

library · maturity stable

http-client web-development apis developer-tools browser cross-platform promise-based interceptors typescript-support xhr rest-client nodejs javascript

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