dart-lang/http

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

package:http is the official Dart/Flutter library providing a composable, Future-based API for making HTTP requests across mobile, desktop, web, and wasm platforms. It includes a Client abstraction with swappable implementations (IOClient, BrowserClient, Cronet, OkHttp, Cupertino) plus wrappers like RetryClient and MockClient.

Use cases

• make http requests in dart
• fetch data from an api in flutter
• call a rest api from a dart app
• retry failed http requests automatically
• mock http responses in dart tests
• use websockets in dart
• make http requests that work on web and mobile

When to choose

• you're building a Dart or Flutter app that consumes HTTP APIs
• you need one client API that works across mobile, desktop, web, and wasm
• you want composable client wrappers for retries, logging, or mocking
• you want platform-native HTTP stacks like Cronet, OkHttp, or NSURLSession

When to avoid

• you need a low-level socket or raw TCP client rather than HTTP
• you're not working in Dart or Flutter
• you need server-side features like routing or middleware for serving requests (use shelf instead)
• you need advanced gRPC or non-HTTP protocols

Facets

library · maturity stable

http-client websocket middleware web-development developer-tools apis cross-platform cross-platform windows browser wasm dart flutter http future-based composable-clients retry mock-client http2 networking android ios macos linux

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