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AbortController.abort

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Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

The abort() method of the AbortController interface aborts a DOM request (e.g. a Fetch request) before it has completed. This is able to abort fetch requests, consumption of any response Body, and streams.

Syntax

controller.abort();

Parameters

None.

Return value

Void.

Examples

In the following snippet, we aim to download a video using the Fetch API.

We first create a controller using the AbortController() constructor, then grab a reference to its associated AbortSignal object using the AbortController.signal property.

When the fetch request is initiated, we pass in the AbortSignal as an option inside the request's options object (see {signal}, below). This associates the signal and controller with the fetch request and allows us to abort it by calling AbortController.abort(), as seen below in the second event listener.

var controller = new AbortController();
var signal = controller.signal;

var downloadBtn = document.querySelector('.download');
var abortBtn = document.querySelector('.abort');

downloadBtn.addEventListener('click', fetchVideo);

abortBtn.addEventListener('click', function() {
  controller.abort();
  console.log('Download aborted');
});

function fetchVideo() {
  ...
  fetch(url, {signal}).then(function(response) {
    ...
  }).catch(function(e) {
    reports.textContent = 'Download error: ' + e.message;
  })
}

Note: When abort() is called, the fetch() promise rejects with an AbortError.

You can find a full working example on GitHub — see abort-api (see it running live also).

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
DOM
The definition of 'abort()' in that specification.
Living Standard Initial definition

Browser compatibilityUpdate compatibility data on GitHub

Desktop
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari
Basic support 66 16 57 No 53 11.1
Mobile
Android webview Chrome for Android Edge Mobile Firefox for Android Opera for Android iOS Safari Samsung Internet
Basic support 66 66 16 57 53 11.1 No

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/AbortController/abort