Axios Set Timeout

Introduction

Axios is a popular HTTP client library for JavaScript. It allows developers to make HTTP requests from the browser or Node.js. One of the features of Axios is the ability to set a timeout for requests.

Timeout Configuration

The timeout option in Axios specifies the number of milliseconds before a request times out. If the request takes longer than the specified timeout, the request will be aborted. The default timeout value is 0, which means that requests will never time out.

Customizing Timeout

Developers can customize the timeout value for individual requests or for all requests made through Axios. To set the timeout for a single request, use the `timeout` option in the request configuration object. For example:

```javascript const axios = require('axios'); axios.get('https://example.com', { timeout: 5000 }); ```

To set the timeout for all requests made through Axios, use the `defaults` property. For example:

```javascript axios.defaults.timeout = 5000; ```

Connection Timeouts

It's important to note that the timeout option in Axios only applies to response timeouts. It does not affect connection timeouts. A connection timeout occurs when the client cannot establish a connection to the server within a specified period of time.

To set a connection timeout, use the `connectTimeout` option in the request configuration object. For example:

```javascript axios.get('https://example.com', { connectTimeout: 5000 }); ```