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jnunemaker/httparty

:tada: Makes http fun again! observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/jnunemaker/httparty · Ruby · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

87/100

  • Activity 98
  • Release rhythm 66
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 16
  • age_days: 6610
  • days_rel: 231
  • days_push: 13
  • n_releases_24m: 6

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

5895 stars · 972 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

HTTParty is a popular Ruby library that makes HTTP requests easy and pleasant, supporting GET/POST and other verbs with convenient response handling and automatic JSON/XML parsing. It also ships a small CLI for querying web services from the terminal.

Use cases

  • make http requests in ruby
  • call a rest api from ruby
  • parse json responses from web services
  • build a thin api client wrapper class
  • quickly inspect an api endpoint from the command line

When to choose

  • you want a simple, batteries-included Ruby HTTP client with minimal setup
  • you need automatic JSON/XML response parsing
  • you prefer wrapping APIs in a class via the include HTTParty mixin style

When to avoid

  • you need advanced features like streaming, connection pooling, or fine-grained middleware control
  • you are already using Faraday or another full-featured HTTP client
  • you need async or concurrent request handling

Facets

library · maturity stable

http-client web-development apis developer-tools ruby cli http rest-client api-client json xml

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