parnurzeal/gorequest

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

GoRequest is a simplified HTTP client library for Go, inspired by Node.js SuperAgent, offering a fluent chainable API for making requests. It wraps Go's net/http with convenient support for JSON, multipart, proxies, timeouts, cookies, and redirect policies.

Use cases

• make http requests in go with a simple chainable api
• send json post requests without boilerplate
• upload files via multipart requests in golang
• set headers, cookies, and timeouts on http calls easily
• call rest apis from a go application
• configure proxies and redirect policies for http requests

When to choose

• you want a SuperAgent-style fluent http client in Go
• you need quick JSON or multipart requests with minimal boilerplate
• you're building small tools or scripts that call web APIs

When to avoid

• you need fine-grained control or modern features better served by net/http directly
• you want a heavily maintained library with frequent updates
• you need advanced features like retry, circuit breaking, or observability

Facets

library · maturity maintenance

http-client serialization json web-development developer-tools apis go cross-platform http rest-client fluent-api superagent-inspired multipart

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