GET Method

The GET method is used to send HTTP requests of type GET. It takes a URL, data, and optional request parameters, returning the result of the server's processing of the request.

Properties

url: string

The URL of the resource being requested.

options: Object

An optional object containing request parameters.

Properties of the options object

• headers: Record<string, string | string[] | undefined>
  HTTP request headers.

• searchParams: string | Record<string, string | number | boolean | null | undefined>
  Query string parameters.

• responseType: 'json' | 'text'
  The type of data in the response.

• timeout: number
  The timeout for the request in milliseconds.

Return Value

Response from the server.

Response
An object representing the response from the server.

Properties of the Response object

• body: string

The body of the response, the type is determined when the function is called.

• status: number

HTTP status code.

• headers: Record<string, string>

Response headers.

Example

Let's consider an example of using the GET method in the context of retrieving a menu from an external source. A library for sending HTTP requests is used for this purpose.

This asynchronous function sends a GET request to the specified URL and returns the menu data.