# Net::HTTP (Ruby Standard Library)

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/ruby/net-http/  
**Provider:** Ruby Programming Language and Popular API Gems — https://apis.io/providers/ruby/  
**Documentation:** https://docs.ruby-lang.org/en/master/Net/HTTP.html

Net::HTTP (Ruby Standard Library) is one of 23 APIs that [Ruby Programming Language and Popular API Gems](https://apis.io/providers/ruby/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include HTTP Client, Standard Library, and Built-In. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation.

The HTTP client class shipped with the Ruby standard library. Provides class and instance methods for GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, HEAD, PATCH, OPTIONS, TRACE plus WebDAV methods (COPY, LOCK, MKCOL, MOVE, PROPFIND, PROPPATCH, UNLOCK), TLS, proxy support, and configurable timeouts. Backs many higher-level gems such as Faraday's default adapter.

## Machine-readable artifacts (3)

- **Documentation** — https://docs.ruby-lang.org/en/master/Net/HTTP.html
- **GitHub** — https://github.com/ruby/net-http
- **APIsJSON** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/ruby/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

## Other Ruby Programming Language and Popular API Gems APIs (12)

- [RubyGems.org Registry API v2](https://apis.io/apis/ruby/rubygems-registry-api-v2/)
- [Bundler](https://apis.io/apis/ruby/bundler/)
- [RBS (Ruby Type Signatures)](https://apis.io/apis/ruby/rbs/)
- [Faraday](https://apis.io/apis/ruby/faraday/)
- [HTTParty](https://apis.io/apis/ruby/httparty/)
- [http.rb](https://apis.io/apis/ruby/http-rb/)
- [Excon](https://apis.io/apis/ruby/excon/)
- [Typhoeus](https://apis.io/apis/ruby/typhoeus/)
- [REST Client](https://apis.io/apis/ruby/rest-client/)
- [HTTPClient](https://apis.io/apis/ruby/httpclient/)
- [Ruby on Rails (API Mode)](https://apis.io/apis/ruby/rails-api/)
- [Sinatra](https://apis.io/apis/ruby/sinatra/)

## Tags

HTTP Client, Standard Library, Built-In

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