var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest(); xhr.open("GET", 'http://10.1.100.17:8080/api/status'); //Send the proper header information along with the request xhr.setRequestHeader("Content-Type", "application/json"); xhr.onreadystatechange = function(){ // Call a function when the state changes. if(this.readyState === XMLHttpRequest.DONE && this.status === 200){ console.log("XMLHttpRequest: Ready state."); } } xhr.send(); var meta = xhr.response(); document.getElementById('list').innerHTML = meta;