[SOLVED] Increase timeout in nodejs built in fetch API

Increase timeout in nodejs built in fetch API

I am using the Fetch API introduced in NodeJS 18 to access an API. However, the request always times out after 10 seconds with the following error message.

TypeError: fetch failed
    at Object.fetch (node:internal/deps/undici/undici:11576:11)
    at processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5) {
  cause: ConnectTimeoutError: Connect Timeout Error
      at onConnectTimeout (node:internal/deps/undici/undici:8522:28)
      at node:internal/deps/undici/undici:8480:50
      at Immediate._onImmediate (node:internal/deps/undici/undici:8509:37)
      at processImmediate (node:internal/timers:478:21) {
    code: 'UND_ERR_CONNECT_TIMEOUT'
  }
}

I want to INCREASE the time before the fetch request times out, however I have not been able to find way to do this with the built-in NodeJS API.

Solution

As of Node 20 (>= 17.3.0 actually), you can use an AbortSignal without the need to install undici:

  const response = await fetch(process.env.CORREOS_URLENVIOS, {
    method: 'POST',
    body: soap,
    headers: {
      'Authorization': 'Basic ' + Buffer.from(process.env.CORREOS_USERNAME + ':' + process.env.CORREOS_PASSWORD).toString('base64'),
      'Content-Type': 'application/soap+xml; charset=utf-8',
      'Accept': '*/*'
    },
    signal: AbortSignal.timeout(60 * 1000), // <=== HERE
  });