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Request: text() method

The text() method of the Request interface reads the request body and returns it as a promise that resolves with a String. The response is always decoded using UTF-8.

Syntax

js

text()

Parameters

None.

Return value

A Promise that resolves with a String.

Examples

js

const text = "Hello world";

const request = new Request("/myEndpoint", {
  method: "POST",
  body: text,
});

request.text().then((text) => {
  // do something with the text sent in the request
});

Specifications

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari WebView Android Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet
text 42 14 39 No 29 10.1 42 42 39 29 10.3 4.0

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Request/text