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android-async-http/android-async-http

An asynchronous, callback-based Http client for Android built on top of Apache's HttpClient libraries. observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/android-async-http/android-async-http · homepage · Java · Apache-2.0 (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

23/100

  • Activity 0
  • Release rhythm 8
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 5673
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 1234
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

10580 stars · 4028 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

An asynchronous, callback-based HTTP client library for Android built on top of Apache's HttpClient libraries. It handles requests off the UI thread with a threadpool, supporting multipart uploads, gzip decoding, JSON response parsing, retries, and a persistent cookie store.

Use cases

  • make async HTTP requests from an Android app
  • upload files via multipart POST on Android
  • parse JSON HTTP responses with callbacks
  • retry HTTP requests on flaky mobile connections
  • persist cookies across app sessions
  • keep HTTP requests off the Android UI thread

When to choose

  • maintaining a legacy Android app already using loopj's async-http
  • you need a tiny (~60kb) callback-based HTTP client on old Android versions

When to avoid

  • starting a new Android project - the project is deprecated and insecure to use
  • you need modern TLS/HTTP2 support or ongoing maintenance
  • you prefer coroutine/Retrofit/OkHttp-based networking

Facets

library · maturity abandoned

http-client file-upload serialization mobile-development web-development android-tools jvm async-http callbacks multipart-upload deprecated apache-httpclient android

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Member repositories

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