Check status code of API response #js #http

checkStatusCode.js

// Status codes reference: https://www.restapitutorial.com/httpstatuscodes.html
// Use something like this when fetching from an external resource, to process the response

const checkStatusCode = response => {
  if (response.status >= 200 && response.status < 400) {
    return response;
  }
  if (response.status === 401) {
    throw new Error('Unauthorized to use the api!');
  }
  if (response.status === 403) {
    throw new Error('Forbidden access to the requested data!');
  }
  if (response.status > 500) {
    throw new Error('Server error');
  }
  return null;
};