AFNetworking
A delightful networking framework for iOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
10/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: archived
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5573
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1324
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
33392 stars · 10605 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
AFNetworking is a widely used Objective-C networking library for iOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS, built on Apple's Foundation URL Loading System. It was officially deprecated and archived on January 17, 2023, with Alamofire recommended as the migration path for modern Swift projects.
Use cases
- make http requests from an ios app
- download files in objective-c on ios or macos
- upload multipart form data from an iphone app
- add network reachability monitoring to an apple platform app
- consume rest apis in an objective-c app
- serialize and deserialize json responses on ios
When to choose
- you maintain a legacy Objective-C codebase already using AFNetworking
- you need a battle-tested networking layer for old iOS/macOS versions
- you are forking or vendoring the code for an existing project
When to avoid
- you are starting a new Swift project - use Alamofire or URLSession instead
- you need ongoing maintenance, security patches, or new features
- you want modern async/await or Swift concurrency support
Facets
library · maturity abandoned
http-client http-server serialization mobile-development web-development developer-tools cpp objective-c deprecated cocoapods urlsession networking apple-platforms ios macos swift
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/AFNetworking/AFNetworking · fetched 2026-08-28 · cde771d8310a
- homepage: http://afnetworking.com · fetched 2026-08-29 · 8577cafc8339
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| AFNetworking/AFNetworking | main | 10 |
| AFNetworking/AFIncrementalStore | plugin | 10 |
| AFNetworking/AFOAuth2Manager | plugin | 10 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="AFNetworking/AFNetworking")
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