hackney
A simple, reliable, and fast HTTP client for Erlang with support for HTTP/1.1, HTTP/2, and experimental HTTP/3.
What is hackney?
Hackney is a robust HTTP client library for the Erlang programming language, designed to handle modern web communication needs efficiently. It provides a comprehensive set of features for making HTTP requests, managing connections, and supporting advanced protocols like HTTP/2 and WebSocket, making it a foundational tool for Erlang and Elixir applications that interact with web services.
Erlang and Elixir developers building applications that require reliable, high-performance HTTP communication with web services, APIs, or real-time WebSocket connections.
Developers choose Hackney for its simplicity, reliability, and performance, featuring clean process isolation per connection, automatic cleanup, and built-in support for modern protocols like HTTP/2, HTTP/3, and WebSocket without external dependencies.
Overview
simple HTTP client in Erlang
Use Cases
Best For
- Building Erlang/Elixir applications that need efficient HTTP/2 or experimental HTTP/3 communication with automatic protocol negotiation.
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