`fetch()` function does not auto-update, unless entire Redpoint server is restarted #3

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opened 2026-08-19 00:07:01 +00:00 by Korbs · 1 comment

Korbs commented

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In most cases, when a page or component uses a fetch() function, it auto updates if the place it pulls from was also updated - such as an API endpoint or a general JSON response.

For example, this doesn't work:

const Posts = await fetch("https://example.org/api/posts").response((response) => response.json())

In the meantime, having the page or component auto-update the response with a setInterval() function will work:

let Posts = []

async function UpdatePostsCache() {
  try {
    const PostsResponse = await fetch("https://example.org/api/posts")
    Posts = await PostsResponse.json()
  } catch (error) {
    console.error("Failed to refresh posts: ", error)
  }
}

UpdatePostsCache()
setInterval(UpdatePostsCache, 300000) // Every 5 minutes

In most cases, when a page or component uses a `fetch()` function, it auto updates if the place it pulls from was also updated - such as an API endpoint or a general JSON response. For example, this doesn't work: ```typescript const Posts = await fetch("https://example.org/api/posts").response((response) => response.json()) ``` In the meantime, having the page or component auto-update the response with a `setInterval()` function will work: ```typescript let Posts = [] async function UpdatePostsCache() { try { const PostsResponse = await fetch("https://example.org/api/posts") Posts = await PostsResponse.json() } catch (error) { console.error("Failed to refresh posts: ", error) } } UpdatePostsCache() setInterval(UpdatePostsCache, 300000) // Every 5 minutes ```

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