Fetch Standard (Fetch API)

Business Profile

Core Value Proposition

Fetch Standard provides a unified architecture for fetching resources across the web platform and defines the fetch() JavaScript API.

Target Customer

Web developers and browser implementers who use or implement the Fetch API and resource fetching across URL schemes and cross-origin contexts.

Key Differentiator

Unifies fetching across the web platform and, among other capabilities, supersedes the HTTP Origin header semantics originally defined in The Web Origin Concept.

Implementation Timeline

Not specified in content

Pain Points

1Fragmentation of fetching APIs across different web APIs and inconsistent handling of redirects and cross-origin requests.
2Need for a single, standardized approach to fetch resources across various URL schemes and contexts.
3Ensuring consistent behavior for headers, cookies, and CORS during fetch operations.

Key Features

1Fetch API integration with fetch() exposing networking functionality at a low level of abstraction.
2Unified architecture for fetching including redirects and cross-origin semantics.
3Support for multiple URL schemes (about, blob, data, file, HTTP/HTTPS) used by HTML and other web APIs.
4Defined concepts for Requests, Responses, and Bodies with detailed handling and serialization.
5CORS protocol and cookie handling within the fetch context.

Target Customer Industries

Decision Makers

1Software Engineer
2Web Platform Engineer
3Browser Engineer

Competitive Advantages

1Standardized fetching across the web platform reduces API fragmentation.
2Integrated handling of redirects, cross-origin semantics, and fetch metadata.
3Defined fetch-related types (Request, Response) and lifecycle for consistent implementation.

Key Benefits

1Consistency in resource fetching across different web APIs

2Integrated cross-origin (CORS) and security considerations within fetch workflows

3Support for diverse URL schemes used by modern web applications

4Defined, interoperable fetch-related objects (Requests, Responses, Bodies)

Additional Product Information

Product Description

A specification defining how to fetch resources—covering requests, responses, and the fetch() API to unify resource retrieval across the web platform.

Target Market

Web developers, browser vendors/implementers, and standards bodies involved in web platform development.

Unique Value Proposition

A single, standards-based framework for fetching resources that unifies how requests are made, responses are processed, and cross-origin interactions are handled across the web platform.

Technical Requirements

References to multiple standards and ecosystems: Infra Standard, ABNF, Encoding, HTML, HTTP, MIME Sniffing, Streams, URL, Web IDL, and WebSockets. The spec also covers cookies, origins, and various HTTP extensions.

Pricing Model

Not applicable (standard/specification; no pricing information provided)

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