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[`request`](request)
## request() function
Similar to `fetch()`<!-- -->, request a URL using HTTP/HTTPS, without any CORS restrictions. Returns the text value of the response.
**Signature:**
```typescript
export function request(request: RequestUrlParam | string): Promise<string>;
```
## Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| <code>request</code> | [`RequestUrlParam`](RequestUrlParam)<code> | string</code> | |
**Returns:**
`Promise``<string>`