How do I check if file exists in jQuery or pure JavaScript?

Question

How do I check if a file on my server exists in jQuery or pure JavaScript?

Answer 1

Here's how to do it ES7 way, if you're using Babel transpiler or Typescript 2:

async function isUrlFound(url) {
  try {
    const response = await fetch(url, {
      method: 'HEAD',
      cache: 'no-cache'
    });

    return response.status === 200;

  } catch(error) {
    // console.log(error);
    return false;
  }
}

Then inside your other async scope, you can easily check whether url exist:

const isValidUrl = await isUrlFound('http://www.example.com/somefile.ext');

console.log(isValidUrl); // true || false