# Requests

> HTTP for humans in Python

The simple, elegant HTTP library that most Python projects use.

- Source: https://github.com/psf/requests
- Homepage: https://requests.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
- License: Apache-2.0
- Language: Python
- Stars: 54371
- Forks: 11648
- Contributors: 657
- Last commit: 2026-09-21
- Latest release: v2.34.2 (2026-05-14)
- Purpose: Developer tools, API tools
- Runs on: Library / SDK
- For: Personal, Enterprise

## Worth score: 81/100

How much DigGitHub recommends it, from activity, adoption, docs, license and security signals.

- Popularity: 24/25
- Momentum: 10/20
- Maintenance: 21/25
- Community: 15/15
- Readiness: 11/15

## Alternatives

- [Axios](https://diggithub.com/axios/axios.md): Promise-based HTTP client for browser and Node.js
- [CCXT](https://diggithub.com/ccxt/ccxt.md): Unified API for 100+ crypto exchanges
- [gRPC](https://diggithub.com/grpc/grpc.md): High-performance RPC framework
- [FastAPI](https://diggithub.com/fastapi/fastapi.md): Fast Python framework for building APIs
- [curl](https://diggithub.com/curl/curl.md): Transfer data with URLs
- [tRPC](https://diggithub.com/trpc/trpc.md): End-to-end typesafe APIs
- [Protocol Buffers](https://diggithub.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf.md): Google's data interchange format
- [Apache Dubbo](https://diggithub.com/apache/dubbo.md): RPC and microservice framework for Java

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Source page: https://diggithub.com/psf/requests
Updated: 2026-10-03