sindresorhus/ky

Health v2 · maintenance only

Adoption not part of the score

17044 stars · 489 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

Ky is a tiny, zero-dependency JavaScript HTTP client built on the Fetch API, offering a simpler API with method shortcuts, automatic retries, timeouts, JSON handling, hooks, and TypeScript support. It works in modern browsers, Node.js, Bun, and Deno.

Use cases

• make http requests in javascript without boilerplate
• wrap fetch with retries and timeouts
• post to a rest api
• treat non-2xx responses as errors automatically
• create http client instances with custom defaults
• track upload and download progress
• validate api responses with zod

When to choose

• you want a lightweight axios alternative built on fetch
• you need retries, timeouts, or hooks on top of fetch
• you target modern browsers, Node.js, Bun, or Deno
• you want better TypeScript ergonomics than raw fetch

When to avoid

• you need to support legacy browsers without fetch
• you need interceptors or features only axios provides
• you need request cancellation via AbortController wrappers with advanced semantics

Facets

library · maturity stable

http-client web-development apis developer-tools browser bun cross-platform fetch-api rest typescript zero-dependency retry timeout nodejs deno

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