Fetch with Timeout

Add a timeout to fetch requests using AbortController

nodejsjavascriptfetchtimeout

JAVASCRIPT

const ctrl = new AbortController();
setTimeout(() => ctrl.abort(), 5000);
const r = await fetch(url, { signal: ctrl.signal });

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