Best Way to Communicate with an API: Fetch or Axios?

There are two popular ways to interact with an API - Fetch API and Axios.

So how do you know when should you use one over other?

The 'best' way to communicate with an API depends on the specific requirements of your project.

If your need is simple and you don't need a lot of customization or additional features, Fetch might be a good choice. It is also natively supported, so you don't have to install any third-party dependencies.

On the other hand, if you require backward compatibility without needing a polyfill, built-in behavior like throwing errors on 400 and 500 response codes, auto-parsing JSON, or creating dedicated HTTP clients with headers so you don't have to supply them every time, consider using Axios.