Guzzle

Health v2 · maintenance only

Adoption not part of the score

23445 stars · 2391 forks observed · 2026-10-18

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-10-12, confidence 0.99

Guzzle is an extensible PHP HTTP client that simplifies sending synchronous and asynchronous HTTP requests. It provides a PSR-7/PSR-18 compliant interface, middleware support, and transport abstraction.

Use cases

• send GET or POST requests to REST APIs from PHP
• perform asynchronous HTTP calls with a unified API
• upload large files or stream downloads in PHP applications
• manage cookies and session data when interacting with web services
• integrate third‑party APIs using a PSR‑7 compatible client

When to choose

• You need a mature, well‑maintained HTTP client for PHP projects.
• Your code must be PSR‑7/PSR‑18 compliant and work with other middleware libraries.
• You require both synchronous and asynchronous request capabilities.
• You want a flexible transport layer that can fall back to cURL, streams, or sockets.

When to avoid

• You are working in a non‑PHP environment.
• You need ultra‑low‑level socket control beyond what Guzzle abstracts.
• Your project has strict size constraints and cannot afford the library’s dependencies.

Facets

library · maturity active

http-client web-development backend php cross-platform psr-7 psr-18 middleware async-requests curl-fallback

Member repositories

For agents

markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="guzzle/guzzle")