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title: "$fetch"
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description: Nuxt uses ofetch to expose globally the $fetch helper for making HTTP requests.
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---
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# `$fetch`
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Nuxt uses [ofetch](https://github.com/unjs/ofetch) to expose globally the `$fetch` helper for making HTTP requests within your Vue app or API routes.
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During server-side rendering, calling `$fetch` to fetch your internal [API routes](/docs/guide/directory-structure/server) will directly call the relevant function (emulating the request), **saving an additional API call**.
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However, using `$fetch` in components without wrapping it with [`useAsyncData`](/docs/api/composables/use-async-data) causes fetching the data twice: initially on the server, then again on the client-side during hydration, because `$fetch` does not transfer state from the server to the client. Thus, the fetch will be executed on both sides because the client has to get the data again.
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We recommend to use [`useFetch`](https://nuxt.com/docs/api/composables/use-fetch) or [`useAsyncData`](https://nuxt.com/docs/api/composables/use-async-data) + `$fetch` to prevent double data fetching when fetching the component data.
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```vue
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<script setup lang="ts">
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// During SSR data is fetched twice, once on the server and once on the client.
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const dataTwice = await $fetch('/api/item')
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// During SSR data is fetched only on the server side and transferred to the client.
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const { data } = await useAsyncData('item', () => $fetch('/api/item'))
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// You can also useFetch as shortcut of useAsyncData + $fetch
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const { data } = await useFetch('/api/item')
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</script>
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```
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:ReadMore{link="/docs/getting-started/data-fetching"}
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You can use `$fetch` for any method that are executed only on client-side.
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```vue
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<script setup lang="ts">
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function contactForm() {
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$fetch('/api/contact', {
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method: 'POST',
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body: { hello: 'world '}
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})
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}
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</script>
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<template>
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<button @click="contactForm">Contact</button>
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</template>
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```
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`$fetch` is the preferred way to make HTTP calls in Nuxt instead of [@nuxt/http](https://github.com/nuxt/http) and [@nuxtjs/axios](https://github.com/nuxt-community/axios-module) that are made for Nuxt 2.
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