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algesten/ureq

A simple, safe HTTP client observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/algesten/ureq · Rust · Apache-2.0 (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

77/100

  • Activity 99
  • Release rhythm 35
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_releases

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 3006
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 10
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

2174 stars · 227 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

ureq is a simple, safe, blocking HTTP client library for Rust with minimal dependencies and no unsafe code. It supports HTTPS via rustls or native-tls, cookies, JSON, proxies, and connection pooling through its Agent API.

Use cases

  • make HTTP requests from a Rust program
  • call REST APIs with JSON payloads
  • download web content with a simple blocking client
  • send authenticated requests with headers and cookies
  • use an HTTP client without async runtime overhead
  • make HTTPS requests with rustls

When to choose

  • you want a low-overhead, easy-to-use blocking HTTP client in Rust
  • your project avoids async runtimes like tokio
  • you value pure-Rust, no-unsafe dependencies
  • you need cookies, JSON, or proxy support out of the box

When to avoid

  • you need async/await HTTP requests (use reqwest instead)
  • you need HTTP/2 or advanced client features
  • you need extremely high-concurrency request handling

Facets

library · maturity stable

http-client web-development developer-tools apis rust cross-platform blocking-io https tls cookies pure-rust no-unsafe

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Member repositories

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