nategood/httpful

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1769 stars · 298 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Httpful is a chainable, REST-friendly HTTP client library for PHP 8.0+ that emphasizes readability and simplicity. It provides automatic response parsing, payload serialization, and authentication features as a sane alternative to raw cURL usage.

Use cases

• make http requests in php without curl boilerplate
• call rest apis with automatic json parsing
• send post/put/delete requests with a fluent chainable api
• add basic auth or client certificates to php http requests
• parse api responses as json or xml automatically

When to choose

• you want a simple, readable php http client instead of raw cURL
• you need automatic smart parsing of JSON/XML responses
• you prefer a fluent, chainable request-building api

When to avoid

• you need async/concurrent requests or advanced features like retries and middleware
• your project uses Guzzle or a framework with its own http client
• you need http/2 or multiplexing support

Facets

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http-client serialization auth web-development apis developer-tools php rest-client chainable-api curl-alternative

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