# httpr

> Blazing fast HTTP client for Python, built in Rust

httpr is a high-performance HTTP client for Python built in Rust using PyO3 and reqwest.
It provides a familiar requests/httpx-like API with significantly better performance through
Rust's native speed. Zero Python dependencies - all functionality is implemented in Rust.


## Getting Started

- [Home](https://thomasht86.github.io/httpr/index.md): Overview of httpr features and installation
- [Quickstart](https://thomasht86.github.io/httpr/quickstart/index.md): Quick guide to get started with httpr

## Tutorial

- [Tutorial](https://thomasht86.github.io/httpr/tutorial/index.md): Introduction to the tutorial
- [Making Requests](https://thomasht86.github.io/httpr/tutorial/making-requests/index.md): How to make HTTP requests
- [Response Handling](https://thomasht86.github.io/httpr/tutorial/response-handling/index.md): Working with HTTP responses
- [Authentication](https://thomasht86.github.io/httpr/tutorial/authentication/index.md): Authentication methods
- [Async Client](https://thomasht86.github.io/httpr/tutorial/async/index.md): Using the async client

## Advanced Usage

- [Advanced Features](https://thomasht86.github.io/httpr/advanced/index.md): Advanced topics overview
- [SSL/TLS & mTLS](https://thomasht86.github.io/httpr/advanced/ssl-tls/index.md): SSL/TLS and mTLS configuration
- [Proxy Configuration](https://thomasht86.github.io/httpr/advanced/proxy/index.md): Proxy configuration
- [Cookie Handling](https://thomasht86.github.io/httpr/advanced/cookies/index.md): Cookie handling

## API Reference

- [API Reference](https://thomasht86.github.io/httpr/api/index.md): API reference overview
- [Client](https://thomasht86.github.io/httpr/api/client/index.md): Client class API
- [AsyncClient](https://thomasht86.github.io/httpr/api/async-client/index.md): AsyncClient class API
- [Response](https://thomasht86.github.io/httpr/api/response/index.md): Response object API
- [Module Functions](https://thomasht86.github.io/httpr/api/functions/index.md): Module-level functions

## Blog

- [Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet](https://thomasht86.github.io/httpr/writings/2025/02/25/lorem-ipsum-dolor-sit-amet/index.md): Blog posts about httpr