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http_req
v0.14.6 Growingsimple and lightweight HTTP client with built-in HTTPS support
MIT Edition 2021
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 2d ago)
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Trusted by 245 crates
- ✓Permissive license (MIT)
Security
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Downloads
892.5K
Dependents
245
Releases
54
Size
83KB
Deep Insights
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Steady growth
22.8K downloads in the last 30 days (758/day), up 9% from the previous period.
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Moderate adoption
245 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
757/day avg-17%
Top Dependents
Version Adoption
v0.13.3
29%
v0.14.1
26%
v0.14.2
25%
v0.13.1
14%
v0.14.0
6%
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
245
crates depend on http_req