Fetch with a timeout

Javascript

fetch has no timeout of its own. AbortSignal.timeout is the short way to give it one.

const res = await fetch(url, { signal: AbortSignal.timeout(5000) });

// Where AbortSignal.timeout is unavailable:
const ac = new AbortController();
const t = setTimeout(() => ac.abort(), 5000);
try {
  const res2 = await fetch(url, { signal: ac.signal });
} finally {
  clearTimeout(t);
}

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