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minreq

v2.14.1 Growing

Simple, minimal-dependency HTTP client

ISC Edition 2018
Web programming::HTTP client #client#json#http#request#https

Quick Verdict

  • βœ“Stable API (2.x for 8+ years)
  • βœ“Massive adoption (1.6K crates depend on it)

Security

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Downloads
4.1M
Dependents
1.6K
Releases
49
Size
44KB

Deep Insights

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Strong growth momentum

388.5K downloads in the last 30 days (12.9K/day), up 81% from the previous period.

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Widely adopted

1.6K crates depend on minreq. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.

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Single maintainer risk

minreq has only 1 owner despite 1.6K dependents. This is a bus-factor concern β€” consider the implications for long-term support.

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Stable for 8+ years

The API has been stable (1.x) for over 8 years with 49 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.

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Compact crate

At 42KB, minreq is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include encode_unicode, esplora-client, bitcoind, zcash_proofs, dnssec-prover. When high-quality crates choose minreq, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 11/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 20/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 14/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 8/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 12/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads Β· last 90 days
8K/day avg+142%
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Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v2.12.0
33%
v2.14.1
32%
v2.11.0
14%
v1.4.1
11%
v2.13.2
10%

Release Timeline

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Feature Flags

httpsproxyhttps-nativehttps-rustlshttps-bundledjson-using-serdehttps-rustls-probehttps-bundled-probe

README

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Maintainers

Dependencies
15
direct dependencies
Dependents
1.6K
crates depend on minreq

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