# algesten/ureq

A simple, safe HTTP client

Repository: https://github.com/algesten/ureq
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ureq
Language: Rust
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: rust, rust-library, httpclient, http
Last push: 2026-08-23T13:09:26+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3006, "days_push": 10, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2174, forks 227 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:22.052317+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: library
- maturity: stable
- function: http-client
- domain: web-development, developer-tools, apis
- platform: rust, cross-platform
- tags: blocking-io, https, tls, cookies, pure-rust, no-unsafe

## Member repositories
- algesten/ureq (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:22.052317+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 2026-08-30T02:48:58.613896+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/algesten/ureq (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:22.052317+00:00, sha 325e04ac6f45)
  - registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/ureq (fetched 2026-08-29T10:29:01.024330+00:00, sha 396196144ff5)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.