Request (deprecated): Detailed Overview & Metrics
Request is a popular and versatile npm package used for making HTTP requests in Node.js applications. It provides a simple and flexible API for sending HTTP requests to servers and handling responses. Request supports various HTTP methods like GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, etc., and allows customization of headers, query parameters, and request body.
While Request has been widely used in the past, it is now considered deprecated and no longer actively maintained. The package has known security vulnerabilities and performance issues. It is recommended to switch to modern alternatives like Axios, node-fetch, or got for making HTTP requests in Node.js applications.
Alternatives:
axios+
node-fetch+
got+
superagent+
needle+
ky+
undici+
fetch+
phin+
httpie+
Tags: node.jshttprequestdeprecatedhttp-client