# wreq

An ergonomic, privacy-aware Rust HTTP Client

Repository: https://github.com/0x676e67/wreq
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/wreq
Homepage: https://wreq.org
Language: Rust
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: http-client, http2, ja3, ja4, tls, websocket, https, akamai, web-scraper, fingerprint, rust, http, tls-fingerprint, crawler, scraper, client, websocket-client, censorship-resistant
Last push: 2026-09-01T01:13:18+00:00
Link (homepage): https://wreq.org
Link (site_page): https://docs.rs/
Link (site_page): https://docs.rs/crate/wreq/latest
Link (site_page): https://docs.rs/crate/wreq/latest/features
Link (site_page): https://docs.rs/about

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 90/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 100, release rhythm 99, longevity 50
- inputs: {"age_days": 713, "days_push": 2, "days_rel": 7, "gap_med": 2.0, "n_releases_24m": 57}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1006, forks 119 (observed 2026-09-01T02:13:53.857289+00:00)

## What it is
wreq is an ergonomic, privacy-aware HTTP client written in Rust with a Python binding (wreq-python) that provides high-fidelity browser TLS/JA3/JA4/HTTP/2 fingerprint emulation via BoringSSL. It supports 100+ browser device emulation profiles, async and blocking clients, WebSocket upgrades, rotating proxies, and streaming transfers.

## Use cases
- scrape websites protected by Cloudflare or Akamai bot detection
- make HTTP requests that mimic a real Chrome browser TLS fingerprint
- send requests with custom JA3/JA4 fingerprints in Python
- bypass TLS fingerprinting anti-bot systems
- use a requests-like client with HTTP/2 and WebSocket support
- rotate proxies across scraping requests
- emulate specific browser versions for protocol-level fingerprint matching

## When to choose
- you need to evade TLS/HTTP2 fingerprint-based bot detection that blocks standard clients like requests or httpx
- you want browser-accurate JA3/JA4/Akamai fingerprints without manually crafting fingerprint strings
- you need a fast Rust-backed HTTP client with a Pythonic async/blocking API
- you need WebSocket, cookie store, mTLS, and rotating proxies in one client

## When to avoid
- you just need a simple HTTP client with no anti-bot requirements (use requests or httpx)
- you need a pure-Python dependency without compiled binaries
- you need full browser automation like JavaScript execution (use Playwright or Selenium)
- your target site blocks by IP or JavaScript challenges rather than TLS fingerprints

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: http-client, web-scraping, websocket, security
- domain: web-development, crawlers, networking, privacy
- platform: python, rust, windows, cross-platform
- tags: tls-fingerprint, ja3, ja4, akamai-fingerprint, browser-emulation, anti-bot-bypass, boringssl, http2, async, curl-impersonate-alternative, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- 0x676e67/wreq (main) score 90
- 0x676e67/wreq-python (sdk) score 81

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-09-01T02:13:53.857289+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 2026-08-30T04:37:04.279015+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/0x676e67/wreq (fetched 2026-09-01T02:13:53.857289+00:00, sha 581157d79e2b)
  - homepage: https://wreq.org (fetched 2026-08-29T11:48:31.512106+00:00, sha dd7738edcef6)
  - site_page: https://docs.rs/ (fetched 2026-08-29T11:48:31.521540+00:00, sha 23879d451d7c)
  - site_page: https://docs.rs/crate/wreq/latest (fetched 2026-08-29T11:48:31.523347+00:00, sha 3ae84f38f04c)
  - site_page: https://docs.rs/crate/wreq/latest/features (fetched 2026-08-29T11:48:31.525286+00:00, sha 1a093d90f7e5)
  - site_page: https://docs.rs/about (fetched 2026-08-29T11:48:31.527049+00:00, sha 29ab7986fbf5)
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- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.