Request()

The Request() constructor creates a new Request object.

Syntax

new Request(input)
new Request(input, options)

Parameters

• input

  • : Defines the resource that you wish to fetch. This can either be:

    • A string containing the direct URL of the resource you want to fetch.
    • A Request object, effectively creating a copy.

• options optional

  • : An object containing any custom settings that you want to apply to the request. The possible options are:

    • method
      • : The request method, e.g., GET, POST. The default is GET.
    • headers
      • : Any headers you want to add to your request, contained within a Headers object or an object literal with String values.
    • body
      • : Any body that you want to add to your request: this can be an ArrayBuffer, a TypedArray, a DataView, a URLSearchParams, string object or literal, or a ReadableStream object.
    • backend Fastly-specific
    • cacheOverride Fastly-specific
    • cacheKey Fastly-specific
    • fastly Fastly-specific
      • decompressGzip: boolean optional
        • Whether to automatically gzip decompress the Response or not.