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@whatwg-node/node-fetch
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node-fetch is another implementation of the Fetch API for Node.js. It is widely used and has a similar API to @whatwg-node/node-fetch. However, node-fetch is more mature and has a larger user base.
axios is a promise-based HTTP client for Node.js and the browser. It provides a more feature-rich API compared to @whatwg-node/node-fetch, including support for request and response interceptors, automatic JSON transformation, and more.
got is a human-friendly and powerful HTTP request library for Node.js. It offers a more extensive set of features compared to @whatwg-node/node-fetch, such as retry mechanisms, advanced error handling, and support for streams.
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Fetch API implementation for Node
The npm package @whatwg-node/node-fetch receives a total of 7,044,810 weekly downloads. As such, @whatwg-node/node-fetch popularity was classified as popular.
We found that @whatwg-node/node-fetch demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 2 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
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