chimurai/http-proxy-middleware

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11134 stars · 879 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

A Node.js middleware library for proxying HTTP requests, wrapping the httpxy proxy engine in a simple one-liner API. It integrates with connect-compatible servers such as Express, Next.js, Hono, Fastify, and Polka, with support for WebSockets and path filtering.

Use cases

• proxy /api requests to a backend server during development
• add a reverse proxy to an express app
• avoid CORS issues by proxying frontend API calls
• proxy websocket connections through a node server
• route specific paths to different backend services
• set up a dev server proxy for next.js

When to choose

• you need request proxying inside a connect/express/next.js middleware stack
• you want a simple, well-maintained reverse proxy with path filtering and WebSocket support
• you need to bypass CORS in local development

When to avoid

• you need a full standalone reverse proxy server rather than middleware (use nginx or Caddy)
• your app does not run on a connect-compatible Node.js server
• you need advanced load balancing or TLS termination features

Facets

library · maturity stable

middleware proxy http-server websocket routing web-development backend apis developer-tools cross-platform reverse-proxy express nextjs connect hono fastify cors dev-server nodejs

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