--- title: JavaScript Get Request – How to Make an HTTP Request in JS description: The Fetch API is a built-in JavaScript method for retrieving resources and interacting with your backend server or an API endpoint. This article will teach you... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/javascript-get-request-how-to-make-an-http-request-in-js-ngpajg-wu twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: JavaScript Get Request – How to Make an HTTP Request in JS | daily.dev og:description: The Fetch API is a built-in JavaScript method for retrieving resources and interacting with your backend server or an API endpoint. This article will teach you... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/javascript-get-request-how-to-make-an-http-request-in-js-ngpajg-wu og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/NgpaJg-WU.png og:image:alt: JavaScript Get Request – How to Make an HTTP Request in JS og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # JavaScript Get Request – How to Make an HTTP Request in JS **[freeCodeCamp](https://daily.dev/sources/freecodecamp)** · [@olawanlejoel](https://daily.dev/olawanlejoel) · 4 min read · 13 upvotes · 1 comments ## Summary The Fetch API is a built-in JavaScript method for retrieving resources and interacting with your backend server or an API endpoint. This article will teach you how to request data from your servers by making a GET request. 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