# jnunemaker/httparty

:tada: Makes http fun again!

Repository: https://github.com/jnunemaker/httparty
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/httparty
Language: Ruby
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: httparty, ruby, http
Last push: 2026-08-20T21:09:15+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 87/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 66, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 6610, "days_push": 13, "days_rel": 231, "gap_med": 16, "n_releases_24m": 6}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5895, forks 972 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:32.030502+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: library
- maturity: stable
- function: http-client
- domain: web-development, apis, developer-tools
- platform: ruby, cli
- tags: http, rest-client, api-client, json, xml

## Member repositories
- jnunemaker/httparty (main) score 87

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:32.030502+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 2026-08-29T17:51:32.077949+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/jnunemaker/httparty (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:32.030502+00:00, sha 0035837576fc)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.