The blob() method of the Body mixin takes a Response stream and reads it to completion. It returns a promise that resolves with a Blob.
Syntax
response.blob().then(function(myBlob) {
// do something with myBlob
});
Parameters
None.
Note: If the
Response has a Response.type of "opaque", the resulting Blob will have a Blob.size of 0 and a Blob.type of empty string "", which renders it useless for methods like URL.createObjectURL.Return value
A promise that resolves with a Blob.
Example
In our fetch request example (run fetch request live), we create a new request using the Request() constructor, then use it to fetch a JPG. When the fetch is successful, we read a Blob out of the response using blob(), put it into an object URL using URL.createObjectURL, and then set that URL as the source of an <img> element to display the image.
var myImage = document.querySelector('img');
var myRequest = new Request('flowers.jpg');
fetch(myRequest)
.then(response => response.blob())
.then(function(myBlob) {
var objectURL = URL.createObjectURL(myBlob);
myImage.src = objectURL;
});
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Fetch The definition of 'blob()' in that specification. |
Living Standard |
Browser compatibility
The compatibility table on this page is generated from structured data. If you'd like to contribute to the data, please check out https://github.com/mdn/browser-compat-data and send us a pull request.
| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
blob | Chrome
Full support
42
| Edge Full support ≤18 | Firefox
Full support
39
| IE No support No | Opera
Full support
29
| Safari Full support 10 | WebView Android No support No | Chrome Android Full support 42 | Firefox Android No support No | Opera Android
Full support
29
| Safari iOS Full support 10 | Samsung Internet Android No support No |
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.
