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diff --git a/docs/guides/data-fetching.md b/docs/guides/data-fetching.md deleted file mode 100644 index a4d02fd29..000000000 --- a/docs/guides/data-fetching.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,29 +0,0 @@ ---- -layout: ~/layouts/Main.astro -title: Data Fetching ---- - -Astro components and pages can fetch remote data to help generate your pages. Astro provides two different tools to pages to help you do this: **fetch()** and **top-level await.** - -### `fetch()` - -Astro pages have access to the global `fetch()` function in their setup script. `fetch()` is a native JavaScript API ([MDN](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Fetch_API/Using_Fetch)) that lets you make HTTP requests for things like APIs and resources. - -Even though Astro component scripts run inside of Node.js (and not in the browser) Astro provides this native API so that you can fetch data at page build time. - -```astro ---- -const response = await fetch('http://example.com/movies.json'); -const data = await response.json(); -// Remember: Astro component scripts log to the CLI -console.log(data); ---- -<!-- Output the result to the page --> -<div>{JSON.stringify(data)}</div> -``` - -### Top-level await - -`await` is another native JavaScript feature that lets you await the response of some asynchronous promise ([MDN](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Operators/await)). Astro supports `await` in the top-level of your component script. - -**Important:** These are not yet available inside of non-page Astro components. Instead, do all of your data loading inside of your pages, and then pass them to your components as props. |