Phase 10 · API Integration
TopicsLoading State
Part of the Frontend Developer Roadmap.
Summary
Tracking and displaying whether an API request is in flight, so users see spinners/skeletons instead of a blank or frozen UI.
How to Learn This
- 1Add explicit loading, error and success states to a data-fetching component.
- 2Build a reusable skeleton loader component for cards/lists.
- 3Avoid flashing a loading spinner for extremely fast requests — add a small delay.
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