In modern web development, sending and receiving data asynchronously is a common practice. AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) allows you to make HTTP requests from your JavaScript code without reloading the entire web page. One common use case is to receive JSON data from a server.

Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to receive JSON data via AJAX in JavaScript:

Step 1: Create an XMLHttpRequest object

To make an AJAX request, you need to create an XMLHttpRequest object. Here’s an example:

let xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();

Step 2: Open the request

After creating the XMLHttpRequest object, you need to open the request. This involves specifying the HTTP method and the URL to which you want to send the request. For example:

xhr.open('GET', 'https://api.example.com/data', true);

Step 3: Set the headers

If you need to send any custom headers, you can do so by using the setRequestHeader() method. For example, if you want to send an API key:

xhr.setRequestHeader('X-API-Key', 'your-api-key');

Step 4: Handle the response

To handle the response, you need to listen for the readystatechange event and check if the request is complete. When the request is complete and the response is ready, you can access the response using the responseText property. In the case of JSON data, you will need to parse it into a JavaScript object using JSON.parse(). Here’s an example:

xhr.onreadystatechange = function() {
  if (xhr.readyState === 4 && xhr.status === 200) {
    let data = JSON.parse(xhr.responseText);
    // Do something with the JSON data
  }
};

Step 5: Send the request

Finally, you need to send the request using the send() method. If you’re making a POST request and need to send data, you can pass the data as an argument to the send() method. For a GET request, you can simply call send() without any arguments. Here’s an example:

xhr.send();

That’s it! You should now be able to receive JSON data via AJAX in JavaScript. Remember to handle any errors and edge cases appropriately.

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