unjs/ofetch

Health v2 · maintenance only

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5349 stars · 189 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

ofetch is an improved fetch API client library for JavaScript/TypeScript that works across Node, browsers, and workers. It adds smart JSON parsing, automatic error handling, retries, and convenient request options on top of the native fetch API.

Use cases

• make http requests with automatic parsing
• fetch api that works in node and browser
• handle fetch errors with parsed response bodies
• retry failed http requests automatically
• send request bodies without manual stringification
• download binary responses as blobs or streams

When to choose

• you want a nicer fetch experience with less boilerplate across runtimes
• you need automatic error handling and retries for http calls
• you're building isomorphic JavaScript apps targeting node, browser, and workers

When to avoid

• you need advanced features like interceptors, caching, or graphql that full clients like axios or ky offer differently
• you're happy with native fetch and don't want a dependency
• you need low-level control over every fetch option without wrapper behavior

Facets

library · maturity active

http-client serialization middleware web-development apis developer-tools browser cross-platform bun fetch-wrapper typescript retry -parsing isomorphic nodejs deno

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