Top 7 Kotlin HTTP Client Projects

Fuel

0 4,425 0.0 Kotlin

The easiest HTTP networking library for Kotlin/Android
http4k

2 2,423 0.0 Kotlin

The Functional toolkit for Kotlin HTTP applications. http4k provides a simple and uniform way to serve, consume, and test HTTP services.

Project mention: What's the state of server-side frameworks with Kotlin support today for small teams? | /r/Kotlin | 2023-04-17

You named Express as an example for a good framework - I'd say both http4k and ktor come close to it. Spring Boot would really be on the other end and I met lots of JS/TS devs that didn't even want to touch it. I did have the same impression than you though: Documentation for ktor is not great at all.
Appwrite

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Ktorfit

1 1,161 0.0 Kotlin

HTTP client generator / KSP plugin for Kotlin Multiplatform (Android, iOS, Js, Jvm, Native) using KSP and Ktor clients inspired by Retrofit https://foso.github.io/Ktorfit

Project mention: Ktor or Retrofit? | /r/androiddev | 2022-12-16

I'm going to hit you with a "it depends" though whether to use ktor or retrofit. If there is any part of you that thinks you're going to support multiplatform, then ktor with no discussion. Retrofit has come out and said that's not on their road map. There is another option called ktorfit which from the name you can guess is like retrofit but built on top of ktor to support multiplatform.
HTTP-Shortcuts

1 798 0.0 Kotlin

Android app to create home screen shortcuts that trigger arbitrary HTTP requests

Project mention: Toggle devices with home screen widget? | /r/googlehome | 2023-03-01

I use https://http-shortcuts.rmy.ch/ and https://www.home-assistant.io/ to accomplish exactly this but that's a fair amount of setup alongside Google home and requires another running computer for the home assistant application.
kohttp

0 472 0.0 Kotlin

Kotlin DSL http client
Android Snooper

0 158 0.0 Kotlin

Android library to record the network calls through the interceptor mechanism of the http clients.
http-request-kotlin

1 10 10.0 Kotlin

🌐 A tiny http client for Kotlin/Android. Only 90 lines of code.

Project mention: 🌐 A tiny HTTP client for Kotlin/Android. Only 90 lines of code | /r/Kotlin | 2022-12-30
InfluxDB

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NOTE: The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars. The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or since we started tracking (Dec 2020). The latest post mention was on 2023-04-17.