XMLHttpRequest: abort() method

Note: This feature is available in Web Workers, except for Service Workers.

The XMLHttpRequest.abort() method aborts the request if it has already been sent. When a request is aborted, its readyState is changed to XMLHttpRequest.UNSENT (0) and the request's status code is set to 0.

Syntax

js
abort()

Parameters

None.

Return value

None (undefined).

Examples

This example begins loading content from the MDN home page, then due to some condition, aborts the transfer by calling abort().

js
const xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
const method = "GET";
const url = "https://developer.mozilla.org/";
xhr.open(method, url, true);

xhr.send();

if (OH_NOES_WE_NEED_TO_CANCEL_RIGHT_NOW_OR_ELSE) {
  xhr.abort();
}

Specifications

Specification
XMLHttpRequest Standard
# the-abort()-method

Browser compatibility

desktopmobile
Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
abort

See also