nodejs/undici

Default fetch timeout too short

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#1373 opened on Apr 26, 2022

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Description

By default fetch times out after 30 seconds. This causes issues like https://github.com/nodejs/undici/issues/1248

Chrome has 300 second time out.

Please set default unidici fetch timeout to 300 seconds by default.

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Tech stack
javascriptnodejs
Domain
backend
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
1
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
under 1 hour
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
basic Node.jsfamiliarity with HTTP timeouts
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
80
Research direction
Find the default timeout constant in the fetch implementation (likely in lib/fetch/constants.js or similar). Change it from 30,000 ms to 300,000 ms. Ensure no other parts of the codebase override this default. Test the change with existing tests.