OkHttpWhat 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.
Key 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
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OkHttp Alternatives & Comparisons
What are some alternatives to OkHttp?
Postman
It is the only complete API development environment, used by nearly five million developers and more than 100,000 companies worldwide.
Insomnia REST Client
Insomnia is a powerful REST API Client with cookie management, environment variables, code generation, and authentication for Mac, Window, and Linux.
OpenAPI
It is a publicly available application programming interface that provides developers with programmatic access to a proprietary software application or web service.
Retrofit
Retrofit turns your HTTP API into a Java interface
