FetchEvent.request

This is an experimental technology
Because this technology's specification has not stabilized, check the compatibility table for usage in various browsers. Also note that the syntax and behavior of an experimental technology is subject to change in future versions of browsers as the specification changes.

The request read-only property of the FetchEvent interface returns the Request that triggered the event handler.

This property is non-nullable (since version 46, in the case of Firefox.) If a request is not provided by some other means, the constructor init object must contain a request (see FetchEvent.FetchEvent().)

Syntax

var recentRequest = FetchEvent.request;

Value

A Request object.

Example

This code snippet is from the service worker fetch sample (run the fetch sample live). The ServiceWorkerGlobalScope.onfetch event handler listens for the fetch event. When fired, FetchEvent.respondWith(any value) returns a promise back to the controlled page. This promise resolves to the first matching URL request in the Cache object. If no match is found, the code fetches a response from the network.

The code also handles exceptions thrown from the ServiceWorkerGlobalScope.fetch operation. Note that an HTTP error response (e.g., 404) will not trigger an exception. It will return a normal response object that has the appropriate error code set.

self.addEventListener('fetch', function(event) {
  console.log('Handling fetch event for', event.request.url);
  event.respondWith(
    caches.match(event.request).then(function(response) {
      if (response) {
        console.log('Found response in cache:', response);
        return response;
      }
      console.log('No response found in cache. About to fetch from network...');
      return fetch(event.request).then(function(response) {
        console.log('Response from network is:', response);
        return response;
      }).catch(function(error) {
        console.error('Fetching failed:', error);
        throw error;
      });
    })
  );
});

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
Service Workers
The definition of 'FetchEvent' in that specification.
Working Draft Initial definition.

Browser compatibility

Feature Chrome Firefox (Gecko) Internet Explorer Opera Safari (WebKit)
Basic support 40.0 44.0 (44.0)[1] No support 24 No support
Feature Android Android Webview Firefox Mobile (Gecko) Firefox OS IE Mobile Opera Mobile Safari Mobile Chrome for Android
Basic support No support ? 44.0 (44.0) (Yes) No support ? No support 44.0

[1] Service workers (and Push) have been disabled in the Firefox 45 and 52 Extended Support Releases (ESR.)

See also

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