# Fetch > Fetch adapter for cross-platform use. [![Buttercup](https://cdn.rawgit.com/buttercup-pw/buttercup-assets/6582a033/badge/buttercup-slim.svg)](https://buttercup.pw) [![npm (scoped)](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/@buttercup/fetch)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@buttercup/fetch) ![Tests](https://github.com/buttercup/fetch/actions/workflows/test.yml/badge.svg) ## About This library exports `fetch` in various environments, such as within a browser or under NodeJS: * Browsers get the native `window.fetch` * NodeJS gets `node-fetch` _This library was designed to be used primarily within Buttercup and its supporting libraries: Features and fixes implemented here will be oriented to furthering Buttercup's goals, and unnessarily changes may be rejected due to that._ ## Installation For browser use you need only install this library: ```shell npm install @buttercup/fetch --save-dev ``` For NodeJS use you must also install `node-fetch`: ```shell npm install @buttercup/fetch node-fetch --save ``` ## Usage You can import the various components related to fetch regardless of the entry your application uses: ```typescript import { fetch, Headers, Request, Response } from "@buttercup/fetch"; // ... const res = await fetch("https://..."); ```