reqwest-middleware
v0.5.1 GrowingWrapper around reqwest to allow for client middleware chains.
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 50d ago)
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Massive adoption (8.3K crates depend on it)
- ✓Team maintained (4 owners)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)
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Deep Insights
4.4M downloads in the last 30 days (147.6K/day), up 24% from the previous period.
8.3K crates depend on reqwest-middleware. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.
This crate is maintained by a team (4 owners), reducing bus-factor risk and ensuring continuity.
Despite being 4+ years old, reqwest-middleware hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
At 29KB, reqwest-middleware is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include reqwest-retry, reqwest-tracing, vrl, snowflake-api, solana-rpc-client-api. When high-quality crates choose reqwest-middleware, it's a strong quality signal.
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