Web/API/Body/body

This is an experimental technologyCheck the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

The body read-only property of the Body mixin is a simple getter used to expose a ReadableStream of the body contents.

Syntax

var stream = response.body;

Value

A ReadableStream.

Example

In our [[../../../../../../../mdn.github.io/dom-examples/streams/simple-pump/index|simple stream pump]] example we fetch an image, expose the response's stream using response.body, create a reader using ReadableStream.getReader(), then enqueue that stream's chunks into a second, custom readable stream — effectively creating an identical copy of the image.

const image = document.getElementById('target');

// Fetch the original image
fetch('./tortoise.png')
// Retrieve its body as ReadableStream
.then(response => response.body)
.then(body => {
  const reader = body.getReader();

  return new ReadableStream({
    start(controller) {
      return pump();

      function pump() {
        return reader.read().then(({ done, value }) => {
          // When no more data needs to be consumed, close the stream
          if (done) {
            controller.close();
            return;
          }

          // Enqueue the next data chunk into our target stream
          controller.enqueue(value);
          return pump();
        });
      }
    }
  })
})
.then(stream => new Response(stream))
.then(response => response.blob())
.then(blob => URL.createObjectURL(blob))
.then(url => console.log(image.src = url))
.catch(err => console.error(err));

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
FetchThe definition of 'body' in that specification.	Living Standard

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
`body` Experimental'	Chrome Full support 52	Edge Full support ≤18	Firefox Full support 65 Full support 65 Full support 57 Disabled' Disabled' From version 57: this feature is behind the `dom.streams.enabled` preference (needs to be set to `true`) and the `javascript.options.streams` preference (needs to be set to `true`). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.	IE No support No	Opera Full support 39	Safari Full support 11.1	WebView Android Full support 52	Chrome Android Full support 52	Firefox Android Full support 65 Full support 65 Full support 57 Disabled' Disabled' From version 57: this feature is behind the `dom.streams.enabled` preference (needs to be set to `true`) and the `javascript.options.streams` preference (needs to be set to `true`). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.	Opera Android Full support 41	Safari iOS Full support 11.3	Samsung Internet Android Full support 6.0

Legend

Full support: Full support
No support: No support
Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.': Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
User must explicitly enable this feature.': User must explicitly enable this feature.