Kong/unirest-java

Unirest in Java: Simplified, lightweight HTTP client library.

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Unirest for Java

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Unirest 4

Unirest 4 is build on modern Java standards, and as such requires at least Java 11.

Unirest 4's dependencies are fully modular, and have been moved to new Maven coordinates to avoid conflicts with the previous versions. You can use a maven bom to manage the modules:

Documentation

Our Documentation

Upgrading from Previous Versions

See the Upgrade Guide

ChangeLog

See the Change Log for recent changes.

Project health

Overall

5.1/10

Maintained

10/10

Code review

1/10

OpenSSF Scorecard

Maven

com.konghq:unirest-java

Latest release

4.0.0-RC2 · Jan 16, 2022

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Brett Randall

70 followers · starred Nov 2017

Medcl

2,679 followers · starred Jun 2015

Kavin

306 followers · starred Apr 2019

Josh Free

267 followers · starred Oct 2023

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