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    nodejs/undici

    An HTTP/1.1 client, written from scratch for Node.js

    7.7K stars
    993 forks
    54 GitHub watchers
    Updated Nov 6, 2026
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    Where it stands

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    5 releases in the last 90 days, the latest 1 day ago, with 422 contributors on GitHub.

    Peaked at #45 in the weekly ranking the week of Mar 8, its best in the past year.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Implements a high-performance HTTP/1.1 client for Node.js from scratch.
    • Delivers superior speed and advanced connection pooling compared to Node.js built-in HTTP clients.
    • Use for building fast, type-safe REST API clients requiring HTTP/1.1 pipelining and streaming support.
    • Use for integrating custom HTTP agents like ProxyAgent or MockAgent in Node.js applications.
    • Use for replacing Node.js built-in fetch to gain finer control and better error handling in HTTP requests.

    Should you depend on it?

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    License

    MIT

    Permissive: commercial use, modification and redistribution are allowed with attribution.

    Community files

    • README: present
    • Contributing guide: present
    • Code of conduct: present

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    From the README

    An HTTP/1.1 client, written from scratch for Node.js.

    Undici means eleven in Italian. 1.1 -> 11 -> Eleven -> Undici. It is also a Stranger Things reference.

    Have a question about using Undici? Open a Q&A Discussion or join our official OpenJS Slack channel.

    Looking to contribute? Start by reading the contributing guide

    Excerpt from the nodejs/undici README on GitHub (MIT license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

    Daily snapshots

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    Forks

    993+162

    Open issues

    458+115

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