Fetch data using API in React

In this course for the data, we have used is the API endpoint from http://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/users

~~Now~~For this lesson we will show ~~to 2~~some simple ways to fetch data from using an API.

1. Fetch method:method

The fetch() is a method in JavaScript is used to request to the server and load the information in the webpages. The request can be of any APIs that return the data of the format JSON or XML. This method returns a promise.

Write following code in App.js and run.

import './App.css';
import { useEffect } from "react";
 
function App() {
 
    useEffect(() => {
        fetch('https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/todos')
            .then(response => response.json())
            .then(json => console.log(json))
    }, []);
 
    return (
        <div>
            <h1>Different ways to fetch Data</h1>
        </div>
    );
}
 
export default App;

useEffect(): A hook that would runs on the first render and at any time that any dependency value changes.

To run the application open terminal then type command npm start

Output: Data we fetched would be print out in the console.

2. Axios Package:Package

Axios is a promise-based HTTP client designed for Node.js and browsers. so, we can easily send asynchronous HTTP requests to REST APIs and perform create, read, update and delete operations (CRUD). It is an open-source collaboration project hosted on Github. It can be imported in plain Javascript or with any library accordingly.

Promise-based: Programming paradigm that uses promise object to handle asynchronous operation.

~~HTTP:~~ ~~A protocol for fetching resources which is base of any data exchange on the Web~~

To install Axios open terminal and write the following command.

npm i axios

Then write following code in App.js and run.

import { useEffect } from "react";
import axios from "axios"

function App() {

	useEffect(() => {
		axios.get("https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/todos")
			.then((response) => console.log(response.data));
	}, []);

	return (
		<div>
			<h1>Different ways to fetch Data</h1>
		</div>
	);
}

export default App;

To run the application open terminal then type command npm start

Output: Data we fetched would be print out in the console.