{"record":{"id":"88d23ce7fc2ec69b","repo":"fabricjs/fabric.js","slug":"http-error-status-response-status","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"HTTP error! status: ${response.status}","messagePattern":"HTTP error! status: (.+?)","errorType":"http","errorClass":"FabricError","httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"packages/core/src/parser/loadSVGFromURL.ts","lineNumber":31,"sourceCode":" * You may want to use it if you are trying to regroup the objects as they were originally grouped in the SVG. ( This was the reason why it was added )\n * @param {TSvgReviverCallback} [reviver] Extra callback for further parsing of SVG elements, called after each fabric object has been created.\n * Takes as input the original svg element and the generated `FabricObject` as arguments. Used to inspect extra properties not parsed by fabric,\n * or extra custom manipulation\n * @param {Object} [options] Object containing options for parsing\n * @param {String} [options.crossOrigin] crossOrigin setting to use for external resources\n * @param {AbortSignal} [options.signal] handle aborting, see https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/AbortController/signal\n */\nexport function loadSVGFromURL(\n  url: string,\n  reviver?: TSvgReviverCallback,\n  options: LoadImageOptions = {},\n): Promise<SVGParsingOutput> {\n  return fetch(url.replace(/^\\n\\s*/, '').trim(), {\n    signal: options.signal,\n  })\n    .then((response) => {\n      if (!response.ok) {\n        throw new FabricError(`HTTP error! status: ${response.status}`);\n      }\n      return response.text();\n    })\n    .then((svgText) => {\n      return loadSVGFromString(svgText, reviver, options);\n    })\n    .catch(() => {\n      // this is an unhappy path, we dont care about speed\n      return createEmptyResponse();\n    });\n}\n","sourceCodeStart":13,"sourceCodeEnd":43,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/fabricjs/fabric.js/blob/2bd4992cabf4ec9609aa349ea09b723cadc94bef/packages/core/src/parser/loadSVGFromURL.ts#L13-L43","documentation":"Thrown by loadSVGFromURL when the fetch for the SVG resource returns a non-OK HTTP status (response.ok is false). It includes the numeric status code so you can tell 404 from 500 etc. It only fires after the server responds; network-level failures reject with the underlying fetch error instead.","triggerScenarios":"Calling fabric.loadSVGFromURL('...') where the URL returns 404/403/500, the path is wrong relative to the page, a dev server returns 404 for assets in dist/, or an API returns an error JSON with status 500 instead of SVG content.","commonSituations":"Bundlers resolving SVG paths incorrectly (file ends up in a different public path), authenticated CDNs returning 403, typos in URLs, serving from file:// or misconfigured CORS/proxy that responds with an error status, or server-side 500 errors during deploys.","solutions":["Open the exact URL in a browser/devtools network tab and fix the path so it returns 200 with SVG content","If status is 401/403, pass proper auth headers/cookies or use a signed/public URL","If 500, fix the server or use a working URL; verify the server actually serves the SVG file","Migrate to loading via loadSVGFromString after fetching yourself if you need custom headers or retries","Add error handling around loadSVGFromURL to degrade gracefully"],"exampleFix":"// before\nfabric.loadSVGFromURL(url, (objects, options) => { ... });\n\n// after\ntry {\n  const { objects, options } = await fabric.loadSVGFromURL(url);\n  // ...\n} catch (e) {\n  console.error(`SVG fetch failed (${e.message}), falling back`);\n}","handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":"const res = await fetch(url);\nif (!res.ok) throw new Error(`SVG URL failed: ${res.status}`);\nconst svgText = await res.text();\nconst { objects, options } = await fabric.loadSVGFromString(svgText);","typeGuard":"null","tryCatchPattern":"try {\n  const out = await fabric.loadSVGFromURL(url);\n} catch (e) {\n  if (e instanceof Error && /^HTTP error! status:/.test(e.message)) {\n    // handle bad status (res.message includes the code)\n  } else throw e;\n}","preventionTips":["Verify URLs return 200 with image/svg+xml before shipping","Use absolute or correctly-prefixed asset URLs with bundlers","Add auth/signed URLs when the server returns 401/403","Wrap loads in UI error states so a bad URL doesn't break the app"],"tags":["network","http","svg","loader","fetch"],"backgroundTag":"http-request-failed","analyzedSha":"2bd4992cabf4ec9609aa349ea09b723cadc94bef","analyzedAt":"2026-08-28T10:56:44.286Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-28T11:17:15.048Z"}