import Intro from '/docs/snippets/breaking-change-page-intro.md'
import MigrationIntro from '/docs/snippets/breaking-change-page-migration-intro.md'

strapi.fetch uses the native fetch() API#

In Strapi 5, strapi.fetch wraps the native fetch() API instead of node-fetch, requiring the timeout parameter to be replaced with signal: AbortSignal.timeout().

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

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