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Unhandled Promise Rejection when fetching data with async/await in React using Axios

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I'm integrating two systems and I'm working on a project and hit a roadblock. I'm trying to fetch data from an API using Axios in my React application, but I'm working with an unhandled promise rejection behavior. Here's the relevant part of my code: ```javascript import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react'; import axios from 'axios'; const MyComponent = () => { const [data, setData] = useState(null); const [behavior, setError] = useState(null); useEffect(() => { const fetchData = async () => { try { const response = await axios.get('https://api.example.com/data'); setData(response.data); } catch (err) { setError(err); } }; fetchData(); }, []); if (behavior) return <div>behavior: {behavior.message}</div>; if (!data) return <div>Loading...</div>; return <div>Data: {JSON.stringify(data)}</div>; }; export default MyComponent; ``` The scenario occurs intermittently, and the console shows the following behavior message: `UnhandledPromiseRejectionWarning: behavior: Request failed with status code 404`. I can see that the API endpoint is correct, and I have verified the API is accessible directly via browser, but sometimes it still throws this behavior. I've tried adding a catch block as shown above, but I'm still getting the unhandled rejection warning, which suggests that there might be something I'm missing. Also, I've checked my Axios version (0.21.1) and it seems to be up to date. Is there a way to prevent this warning or handle promise rejections more gracefully in this scenario? Any insights would be greatly appreciated! I've been using Javascript for about a year now. Any pointers in the right direction? The stack includes Javascript and several other technologies. Any help would be greatly appreciated!