TypeError: Network request failed On Android

Hi Everyone, I found this problem on my React-Native Android App. When I using a fetch to communicate with a working api, this type of error is returned to me.

TypeError: Network request failed

I Used the Chrome debbuger and I found this:

TypeError: Network request failed at XMLHttpRequest.xhr.onerror (whatwg-fetch.js:504) at XMLHttpRequest.dispatchEvent (event-target.js:172) at XMLHttpRequest.setReadyState (XMLHttpRequest.js:580) at XMLHttpRequest.__didCompleteResponse (XMLHttpRequest.js:394) at XMLHttpRequest.js:507 at RCTDeviceEventEmitter.emit (EventEmitter.js:181) at MessageQueue.__callFunction (MessageQueue.js:366) at MessageQueue.js:106 at MessageQueue.__guard (MessageQueue.js:314) at MessageQueue.callFunctionReturnFlushedQueue (MessageQueue.js:105)

This is the code that I used:

`static creaUtente(identity, FirstName, LastName, FiscalCode , Email) { let formdata = new FormData(); formdata.append(‘Identity’, identity); formdata.append(‘FirstName’, FirstName); formdata.append(‘LastName’, LastName); formdata.append(‘FiscalCode’, FiscalCode); formdata.append(‘Email’, Email);

    console.log(Configuration.base_url.rest + Configuration.apiRoutes.signUp)
    console.log(formdata)

    return new Promise((resolve, reject)=> {
        fetch('https://linktotheapi.com',{
            method: 'POST',
            headers: {
                'Content-Type': 'multipart/form-data',
            },
            body: formdata
        })
        .then((response) => response.json())
        .then((responseData) => {
            if(responseData.Error){
                Alert.alert("Errore");
            }
            global.utente = responseData;
            resolve(responseData)
        })
        .catch((err) => {reject(err)})
    })
}`

I manually tried to use the API and it works. So the problem is fetch. I have seen and read that a lot have encountered this problem on android without a real solution.

The API link is a link type: https: //****.com (it is not a localhost). I tried to use the http version of the API but the error still appears.

Now, This is my package.json

dependencies": { "@react-native-community/async-storage": "^1.4.2", "buffer": "^5.2.1", "pouchdb-adapter-asyncstorage": "^6.4.1", "pouchdb-authentication": "^1.1.3", "pouchdb-find": "^7.0.0", "pouchdb-react-native": "^6.4.1", "react": "16.8.3", "react-native": "0.59.4", "react-native-ble-manager": "^6.6.2", "react-native-ble-plx": "^1.0.3", "react-native-json-tree": "^1.2.0", "react-native-keyboard-aware-scroll-view": "^0.8.0", "react-native-router-flux": "^4.0.6", "react-native-tab-navigator": "^0.3.4", "react-native-vector-icons": "^6.4.2" }, "devDependencies": { "@babel/core": "7.4.3", "@babel/runtime": "7.4.3", "babel-jest": "24.7.1", "jest": "24.7.1", "metro-react-native-babel-preset": "0.53.1", "react-test-renderer": "16.8.3" }, "jest": { "preset": "react-native" } }

I have read that this problem is on Android Device ( I obviously added internet permissions in the Manifest file ). Do you know nothing about this problem??

[garrinmf]

@IcebergRage, I got past this, forgot I’d commented anywhere though and it’s a bit fuzzy now.

I believe in my case it was failing when I only had the header for Content-Type: "multipart/form-data" as that was enough to make it work on iOS. But, on Android, I also had to specify that I wanted JSON back with the header Accept: "application/json". Simply specified both and 💥.

[dotfelixb]

Add this to your manifest

<application
    ...
    android:usesCleartextTraffic="true"
    ...>
    ...
</application>