AbortController: abort() method

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The abort() method of the {{domxref("AbortController")}} interface aborts an asynchronous operation before it has completed. This is able to abort fetch requests, the consumption of any response bodies, or streams.

Syntax

abort()
abort(reason)

Parameters

• reason {{optional_inline}}
  • : The reason why the operation was aborted, which can be any JavaScript value. If not specified, the reason is set to "AbortError" {{domxref("DOMException")}}.

Return value

None ({{jsxref("undefined")}}).

Examples

See the AbortSignal page for usage examples.

You can find a full working example on GitHub; you can also see it running live.

Specifications

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Browser compatibility

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See also

• Fetch API