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diff --git a/examples/hackernews/src/lib/api.ts b/examples/hackernews/src/lib/api.ts
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+const story = (path: string) => `https://node-hnapi.herokuapp.com/${path}`;
+const user = (path: string) => `https://hacker-news.firebaseio.com/v0/${path}.json`;
+
+export default async function fetchAPI(path: string) {
+	const url = path.startsWith('user') ? user(path) : story(path);
+	const headers = { 'User-Agent': 'chrome' };
+
+	try {
+		let response = await fetch(url, { headers });
+		let text = await response.text();
+		try {
+			if (text === null) {
+				return { error: 'Not found' };
+			}
+			return JSON.parse(text);
+		} catch (e) {
+			console.error(`Received from API: ${text}`);
+			console.error(e);
+			return { error: e };
+		}
+	} catch (error) {
+		return { error };
+	}
+}