# http-party/node-http-proxy

A full-featured http proxy for node.js

Repository: https://github.com/http-party/node-http-proxy
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/node-http-proxy
Homepage: https://github.com/http-party/node-http-proxy
Language: JavaScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-08-26T22:13:39+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 67/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5884, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 14129, forks 2002 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:05.540317+00:00)

## What it is
node-http-proxy is a programmable HTTP proxying library for Node.js that supports websockets, HTTPS, and request/response modification. It is suitable for building reverse proxies, load balancers, and other proxying components.

## Use cases
- set up a reverse proxy in front of my node app
- proxy HTTP requests to a backend server
- proxy websocket connections
- build a simple load balancer in node.js
- rewrite proxy request headers
- modify responses from a proxied server
- proxy HTTPS traffic

## When to choose
- you need an embeddable, programmable HTTP proxy inside a Node.js application
- you need websocket proxying support
- you want to build a custom reverse proxy or load balancer with custom logic

## When to avoid
- you need a full-featured production proxy like nginx or HAProxy
- you need an actively developed library with ongoing feature work
- you need HTTP/2 or advanced protocol support

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: proxy, http-server, middleware, websocket, load-testing
- domain: web-development, backend, networking, developer-tools
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: http-proxy, reverse-proxy, load-balancer, websockets, https, nodejs

## Member repositories
- http-party/node-http-proxy (main) score 67

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:05.540317+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 2026-08-29T17:12:48.550186+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/http-party/node-http-proxy (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:05.540317+00:00, sha bf87d275cf41)
  - homepage: https://github.com/http-party/node-http-proxy (fetched 2026-08-29T08:06:50.425535+00:00, sha f840f8a9a0dc)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.