HttpClient
Shares rank 10 of 11 HTTP client libraries by recommenders
Solid HTTP client for .NET and Angular that works fine for typical use. Most common caveat: sharp edges around HttpClient lifetime and IHttpClientFactory.
Solid HTTP client for .NET and Angular that works fine for typical use. Most common caveat: sharp edges around HttpClient lifetime and IHttpClientFactory.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 71%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 2.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Fine for typical use
“It's fine but it's sharp-edged, in that it's recommended to use IHttpClientFactory”
Comment from 25 Mar 2026 in “I Forked Httpx” “You can use HttpClient without reading the guidelines and be just fine.”
Comment from 25 Mar 2026 in “I Forked Httpx”
Other HTTP client libraries people recommend
The four most recommended other HTTP client libraries, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Requests (Python library) | 23 | 7 | 77% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Axios | 21 | 37 | 36% | 5 | — | — |
| Go net/http | 12 | 7 | 63% | 4 | — | — |
| libcurl | 10 | 2 | 83% | 7 | — | Approved |
| HttpClientThis page | 5 | 2 | 71% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
All 7 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“the http library is mediocre and does come with the added overhead and complexity that rxjs brings”
“It has some issues and footguns, like those related to HttpClient lifetime, but it's a solid library.”
“You can use HttpClient without reading the guidelines and be just fine.”
“And this doesn't account for all gotchas as per .NET version”
“It's fine but it's sharp-edged, in that it's recommended to use IHttpClientFactory”
“Being Microsoft they've if anything over-featured it.”
“HttpClient was introducted for a reason”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.