HTTPX
Fetch pages with synchronous or asynchronous Python code.
Published test history
These May 2026 runs used one network without a proxy. Their pass counts describe those older attempts, not how the tool will perform today.
| Mode | Date | Version | Observed result | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| httpx | 2026-05-24 | 0.28.1 | 3/21 required-content checks | No proxy |
Where it fits
The default pick for new Python scraping code that talks to APIs and unprotected pages, especially when you want async. Against bot protection it needs the same help Requests does.
This guidance comes from the May 2026 review. Check a recent run before choosing for production.
What it can do
- Use a proxy
- Fetch HTML
Capabilities are catalog notes, not outcomes from the benchmark above.
Project record
- Type
- Fetch pages
- Ecosystem
- python
- Repo check
- 2026-05-23
- License
- BSD-3-Clause
Repository metadata is a dated snapshot, not a live health guarantee.
See how we validate pages, including what a pass does and does not mean.