What is OkHttp?
HTTP is the way modern applications network. It’s how we exchange data & media. Doing HTTP efficiently makes your stuff load faster and saves bandwidth.
OkHttp is a tool in the API Tools category of a tech stack.
Who uses OkHttp?
Companies
19 companies reportedly use OkHttp in their tech stacks, including Tokopedia, Avito, and IWB.
Developers
48 developers on StackShare have stated that they use OkHttp.
OkHttp's Features
- HTTP/2 support allows all requests to the same host to share a socket.
- Connection pooling reduces request latency (if HTTP/2 isn’t available).
- Transparent GZIP shrinks download sizes.
- Response caching avoids the network completely for repeat requests
OkHttp Alternatives & Comparisons
What are some alternatives to OkHttp?
Retrofit
Retrofit turns your HTTP API into a Java interface
Netty
Netty is a NIO client server framework which enables quick and easy development of network applications such as protocol servers and clients. It greatly simplifies and streamlines network programming such as TCP and UDP socket server.
Postman
It is the only complete API development environment, used by nearly five million developers and more than 100,000 companies worldwide.
RestSharp
It is probably the most popular HTTP client library for .NET. Featuring automatic serialization and deserialization, request and response type detection, variety of authentications and other useful features
Insomnia REST Client
Insomnia is a powerful REST API Client with cookie management, environment variables, code generation, and authentication for Mac, Window, and Linux.
