forwardemail/superagent

Health v2 · maintenance only

Adoption not part of the score

16641 stars · 1319 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

SuperAgent is a small, progressive HTTP request library for Node.js and browsers with an elegant, chainable API supporting callbacks, promises, and async/await. It provides high-level HTTP client features like JSON body serialization, header management, and plugin support in a lightweight (~50 KB gzipped) package.

Use cases

• make ajax requests from the browser
• call rest apis from node.js
• send post requests with headers
• http client with promise and async/await support
• make requests to unix domain sockets
• lightweight fetch alternative for javascript

When to choose

• you want a mature, battle-tested HTTP client with a readable chainable API
• you need the same request code to work in both Node.js and the browser
• you prefer callbacks, promises, or async/await flexibility in one library

When to avoid

• you only target modern browsers and prefer the native fetch API
• you need advanced features like interceptors or streaming that other clients like axios or got handle differently
• you are starting a new project where native fetch suffices

Facets

library · maturity stable

http-client web-development apis developer-tools browser cross-platform ajax http-requests promise-based javascript nodejs

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