Requesting http stuff. Source § freeCodeCamp const req = new XMLHttpRequest(); req.open("GET",'/json/cats.json',true); req.send(); req.onload = function(){ const json = JSON.parse(req.responseText); document.getElementsByClassName('message')[0].innerHTML = JSON.stringify(json); }; equivalent: fetch('/json/cats.json') .then(response => response.json()) .then(data => { document.getElementById('message').innerHTML = JSON.stringify(data); }) Related § Code References