The read-only body property of the Request interface contains a ReadableStream with the body contents that have been added to the request. Note that a request using the GET or HEAD method cannot have a body and null is return in these cases.
Request.body
Value
A ReadableStream or null.
Examples
const request = new Request('/myEndpoint', { method: 'POST', body: 'Hello world' }); request.body; // ReadableStream
Specifications
| Specification |
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| Fetch Standard # ref-for-dom-body-body① |
Browser compatibility
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| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
body |
No
See
bug 688906.
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No
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No
See
bug 1387483.
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No
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No
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11.1
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No
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No
See
bug 688906.
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No
See
bug 1387483.
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No
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11.3
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No
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See also
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