Proxy requests to another source

You can use fetch() to make requests to other sources via an Edge Function.

import { Context } from "netlify:edge";

export default async (request: Request, context: Context) => {

  const joke = await fetch("https://icanhazdadjoke.com/", {
    "headers": {
      "Accept": "application/json"
    }
  });
  
  const jsonData = await joke.json();
  return context.json(jsonData);
};

See this in action

Fetch a random joke from https://icanhazdadjoke.com/ via an Edge Function
The Edge Function code: proxy-requests.ts

Pro tip!

Curious about context.json() in the code example above? Check out how you can return a JSON response using Edge Functions.

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What are Edge Functions?

Using JavaScript and TypeScript, Netlify Edge Functions give you the power to modify network requests to localize content, serve relevant ads, authenticate visitors, A/B test content, and much more! And this all happens at the Edge — directly from the worldwide location closest to each user.

To use Edge Functions on Netlify, add JavaScript or TypeScript files to an edge-functions directory in your project, and add [[edge_functions]] entries to your netlify.toml file.

Learn more in the docs.

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