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title: "Axios"
description: "A promise-based HTTP client for browsers and Node.js."
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<PurposeNote title="Good for">Configuring API requests, interceptors, and shared request behavior.</PurposeNote>

## What it does

A promise-based HTTP client for browsers and Node.js.

## When it fits

Configuring API requests, interceptors, and shared request behavior.

## Other options in this category

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- [apisauce](/data-fetching/apisauce) — API clients that benefit from consistent success and error results.
- [axios-hooks](/data-fetching/axios-hooks) — Connecting request status and responses to React component state.
- [Better Fetch](/data-fetching/better-fetch) — Building typed API clients around the standard Fetch API.
- [Ky](/data-fetching/ky) — Writing concise browser API clients with configurable retry and response handling.
- [next-safe-action](/data-fetching/next-safe-action) — Connecting form or UI actions to validated server operations.

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## Source

[Project source for Axios ↗](https://axios-http.com/docs/intro)

Editorial overview reviewed on October 24, 2026. Follow the source for current setup, compatibility, and licensing.

[Fetch and update server data →](/tasks/fetch-and-update-server-data)

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