Request: text() method

The text() method of the Request interface reads the request body and returns it as a promise that resolves with a String. The response is always decoded using UTF-8.

Syntax

text()

Parameters

None.

Return value

A Promise that resolves with a String.

Exceptions

TypeError

Thrown for one of the following reasons:

• The request body is disturbed or locked.
• There was an error decoding the body content (for example, because the Content-Encoding header is incorrect).

Examples

const text = "Hello world";
const request = new Request("/myEndpoint", {
 method: "POST",
 body: text,
});
request.text().then((text) => {
 // do something with the text sent in the request
});

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also

• Response.text()