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13.9.5 request

• request.el on GitHub
• request.el manual

Easy HTTP request for Emacs Lisp

Request.el is a ‘HTTP’ request library with multiple backends. It supports url.el which is shipped with Emacs and curl command line program. User can use curl when s/he has it, as curl is more reliable than url.el. Library author can use request.el to avoid imposing external dependencies such as curl to users while giving richer experience for users who have curl.

• Installation
• Examples
• Configuration for request-el