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Requests for PHP is a library that simplifies HTTP requests in PHP applications. Version 1.6 introduces support for sending multiple simultaneous HTTP requests using cURL, with automatic fallback to synchronous… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. I just released Requests for PHP 1.6 launched in 2013; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Requests for PHP - HTTP library, my project for the last few weeks▲5

   A HTTP request library written for human beings

   2012 · requests.ryanmccue.info · its alternatives →

2. 2
   HTTP Prompt▲128

   An interactive command-line HTTP client

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Niquests – a simple HTTP library, a drop-in replacement for Requests▲44

   Drop-in replacement for Requests. Automatic HTTP/1.1, HTTP/2, and HTTP/3. WebSocket, and SSE included. WASI Supported. - niquests/README.md at main · jawah/niquests

   2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Pump, a dead simple Pythonic abstraction of HTTP.▲118

   2011 · adeel.github.com · its alternatives →

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   curlx▲168

   If cURL and Postman had a baby 👶

   2019 · curlx.dev · its alternatives →

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   Endpoints.dev – Pastebin for HTTP Requests▲201

   Endpoints.dev is for sale on Spaceship. Secure checkout and quick transfer. See all purchase options. No hidden fees.

   2020 · endpoints.dev · its alternatives →

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   Eye of the Dragon▲142

   Learn to parse, manage, and manipulate multibyte PHP strings

   2022 · leanpub.com · its alternatives →

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   HTTPretty, an easy way to mock http requests in python▲97

   Bid on the RGP-Domain falcao.it. Bid now from €10 and secure the domain at an early stage!

   2012 · falcao.it · its alternatives →

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   Dead easy Python for executing many HTTP requests asynchronously▲46

   Dead easy interface for executing many HTTP requests asynchronously. Also provides helper functions for executing embarrassingly parallel async coroutines. - joshlk/many_requests

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Dothttp▲4

    simple concise syntax for making http requests

    2021 · marketplace.visualstudio.com · its alternatives →

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    curl-impersonate-php▲6

    Libraries in PHP with features such as browser behavior

    Nov 2025 · packagist.org · its alternatives →

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    Requestly▲148

    Debug & Modify HTTP(s) Requests - loved by 125K+ web devs

    2019 · requestly.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Upgrade your PHP▲124

    Is your site at risk?

    2018 · upgradeyourphp.com · its alternatives →

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    Requestly 2.0▲112

    Intercept & modify HTTP requests

    2021 · requestly.com · its alternatives →

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    PHPunctional, a PHP Functional Programming Library▲37

    Functional Programming Library For PHP. Contribute to r-cyr/PHPunctional development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    httpbin(1)▲105

    HTTP request and response service

    2014 · httpbin.org · its alternatives →

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    The only PHP library you miss▲12

    Make your PHP arrays sweet'n'safe. Save your mental energy on type casting. - zakirullin/mess

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    RequestBin▲117

    Inspect HTTP requests in a human-friendly way

    2015 · pipedream.com · its alternatives →

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    Envoyer▲76

    Zero Downtime PHP Deployment

    2015 · envoyer.io · its alternatives →

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    Concurrently Logging HTTP Requests▲69

    Log HTTP requests/responses separately, visualize their concurrency and report logs/errors in context of a request. - pablosichert/concurrency-logger

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Files App▲78

    Single-file PHP file manager, browser and photo gallery

    2021 · files.gallery · its alternatives →

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    A Fast HTTP Request CLI Powered by HTTL▲53

    First HTTP programming language

    2025 · httl.dev · its alternatives →

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    PHP-fts – Full-text search engine in pure PHP, no extensions▲89

    A self-contained full-text search engine in pure PHP. No extensions, no dependencies. - olivier-ls/php-fts

    May 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    A Comprehensive, Compatible Open Source Alternative to Python Requests▲6

    Niquests is an elegant and simple HTTP library for Python, built for human beings. It is designed to be a drop-in replacement for Requests that is no longer under feature freeze. Supports HTTP/1.1, HTTP/2 and HTTP/3 out-of-the-box without breaking a sweat!

    2025 · niquests.readthedocs.io · its alternatives →

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