1 min read 96 words Updated Sep 24, 2026 Created Sep 24, 2026
#JavaScript#backend#frontend#library

ky is a library, providing an alternative to fetch in JavaScript.
Works in both frontends and backends.

Offers more concise syntax:

import ky from 'ky';

const json = await ky.post('https://example.com', {json: {foo: true}}).json();

console.log(json);
//=> `{data: '🦄'}`

With fetch, this would be code for the same result:

class HTTPError extends Error {}

const response = await fetch('https://example.com', {
	method: 'POST',
	body: JSON.stringify({foo: true}),
	headers: {
		'content-type': 'application/json'
	}
});

if (!response.ok) {
	throw new HTTPError(`Fetch error: ${response.statusText}`);
}

const json = await response.json();

console.log(json);
//=> `{data: '🦄'}`

Benefits over fetch / axios: