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wreq

v5.3.0 Stable

An ergonomic Rust HTTP Client with TLS fingerprint

Apache-2.0 Edition 2024 MSRV 1.85
Web programming::HTTP client #client#http#websocket#ja3#ja4

Quick Verdict

  • โœ“Actively maintained (updated 40d ago)
  • โœ“Stable API (5.x for 1+ years)
  • โœ“Massive adoption (1.1K crates depend on it)
  • !Heavy dependency tree (56 direct deps)
  • โœ“Permissive license (Apache-2.0)

Security

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Downloads
1.6M
Dependents
1.1K
Releases
30
Size
237KB

Deep Insights

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Steady growth

266.8K downloads in the last 30 days (8.9K/day), up 18% from the previous period.

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Widely adopted

1.1K crates depend on wreq. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.

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Single maintainer risk

wreq has only 1 owner despite 1.1K dependents. This is a bus-factor concern โ€” consider the implications for long-term support.

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Stable API

Reached 1.0 over a year ago. The API surface is settled, making it safe for production use.

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Heavy dependency tree

56 direct dependencies. Consider the impact on compile times and supply chain complexity.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include spider, wreq-util, scanclient, gatelogue-types, twelve_data. When high-quality crates choose wreq, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 17/25

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 15/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads ยท last 90 days
7K/day avg-22%
05K10K15K4/265/146/16/197/77/24

Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v6.0.0-rc.23
85%
v6.0.0-rc.28
9%
v6.0.0-rc.29
4%
v6.0.0-rc.25
1%
v6.0.0-rc.20
1%

Release Timeline

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Feature Flags

default =["webpki-roots", "charset", "macos-system-configuration"]

fullgzipjsonzstdsocksbrotlistreamcharset*cookiesdeflatemultipartwebsockethickory-dnsnative-rootswebpki-roots*http2-tracingcookies-abstractcookies-multiplecookies-preserve-ordermacos-system-configuration*internal_proxy_sys_no_cacheapple-network-device-binding

README

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Maintainers

Dependencies
56
direct dependencies
Dependents
1.1K
crates depend on wreq

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