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strapi.fetch uses the native fetch() API

In Strapi 5, the strapi.fetch object is now wrapping node Fetch API instead of node-fetch.

This page is part of the breaking changes database and provides information about the breaking change and additional instructions to migrate from Strapi v4 to Strapi 5.

Is this breaking change affecting plugins?Yes

Breaking change description​

In Strapi v4

Strapi.fetch wrapped node-fetch’s fetch() and accepted the same parameters.

In Strapi 5

The node-fetch module is not used anymore. strapi.fetch calls the native fetch() method.

Migration​

Notes​

  • The parameters are mostly compatible but there are some differences.

Manual procedure​

If your Strapi v4 code passed the timeout parameter to strapi.fetch, replace it with a signal property as follows:

In Strapi v4

strapi.fetch(url, {
  method: 'POST',
  body,
  headers,
  timeout: 1000,
}); // accepts the type RequestInit from node-fetch

In Strapi 5

strapi.fetch(url, {
  method: 'POST',
  body,
  headers,
  signal: AbortSignal.timeout(1000)
}); // accepts the type RequestInit native to Node