# villadora/express-http-proxy

Proxy middleware for express/connect

Repository: https://github.com/villadora/express-http-proxy
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/express-http-proxy
Language: JavaScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-02-14T03:48:52+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 53/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 67, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4480, "days_push": 200, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1252, forks 231 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:08.493570+00:00)

## What it is
Express/Connect middleware that proxies HTTP requests to another host and passes the response back to the original caller. It provides hooks to filter and decorate requests and responses during proxying.

## Use cases
- proxy api requests to a backend service from an express app
- forward /api routes to another host
- add headers to proxied requests in express
- hide backend server behind an express gateway
- rewrite request paths when proxying
- filter or modify proxy responses before returning to client

## When to choose
- you already use Express or Connect and need request proxying as middleware
- you need fine-grained hooks to decorate or filter proxied requests and responses
- you want a lightweight reverse proxy inside a Node.js app

## When to avoid
- you need a full standalone reverse proxy or load balancer (use nginx, HAProxy, or http-proxy)
- your app does not use Express or Connect
- you need advanced proxy features like WebSockets or TLS termination

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: stable
- function: middleware, proxy, http-server, routing
- domain: web-development, backend, apis, networking
- platform: -
- tags: express, http-proxy, reverse-proxy, connect-middleware, nodejs

## Member repositories
- villadora/express-http-proxy (main) score 53

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:08.493570+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T05:07:35.392571+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/villadora/express-http-proxy (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:08.493570+00:00, sha d219a971983f)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/express-http-proxy (fetched 2026-08-29T12:18:22.729765+00:00, sha 0b222474d3f6)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.