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http_req
v0.14.4 Growingsimple and lightweight HTTP client with built-in HTTPS support
MIT Edition 2021
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 5d ago)
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Trusted by 242 crates
- ✓Permissive license (MIT)
Security
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Downloads
850.2K
Dependents
242
Releases
52
Size
83KB
Deep Insights
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Strong growth momentum
25.4K downloads in the last 30 days (848/day), up 59% from the previous period.
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Moderate adoption
242 crates depend on http_req. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
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Pre-1.0 for over a year
Despite being 7+ years old, http_req hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
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Used by top crates
Notable dependents include rust_sodium-sys, bandwhich, constellation-server, nj-build, invidious. When high-quality crates choose http_req, it's a strong quality signal.
Health Breakdown
Maintenance 19/25
Recency, release consistency, active ratio
Quality 15/25
Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features
Community 13/20
Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem
Popularity 7/15
Downloads, momentum, growth trend
Documentation 10/15
Docs, repo, license, metadata
Download Trend
Daily downloads · last 90 days
572/day avg+124%
Top Dependents
Version Adoption
v0.8.1
36%
v0.2.1
23%
v0.11.1
14%
v0.7.2
14%
v0.6.1
13%
Release Timeline
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Feature Flags
default =["native-tls", "auth"]
auth*rust-tls
README
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Maintainers
Dependencies
9
direct dependencies
Dependents
242
crates depend on http_req