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1# [hyper](https://hyper.rs)
2
3[![crates.io](https://img.shields.io/crates/v/hyper.svg)](https://crates.io/crates/hyper)
4[![Released API docs](https://docs.rs/hyper/badge.svg)](https://docs.rs/hyper)
5[![MIT licensed](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT-blue.svg)](./LICENSE)
6[![CI](https://github.com/hyperium/hyper/workflows/CI/badge.svg)](https://github.com/hyperium/hyper/actions?query=workflow%3ACI)
7[![Discord chat][discord-badge]][discord-url]
8
9A **fast** and **correct** HTTP implementation for Rust.
10
11- HTTP/1 and HTTP/2
12- Asynchronous design
13- Leading in performance
14- Tested and **correct**
15- Extensive production use
16- Client and Server APIs
17
18**Get started** by looking over the [guides](https://hyper.rs/guides).
19
20## "Low-level"
21
22hyper is a relatively low-level library, meant to be a building block for
23libraries and applications.
24
25If you are looking for a convenient HTTP client, then you may wish to consider
26[reqwest](https://github.com/seanmonstar/reqwest). If you are looking for a
27convenient HTTP server, then you may wish to consider [Axum](https://github.com/tokio-rs/tokio).
28Both are built on top of this library.
29
30## Contributing
31
32To get involved, take a look at [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md).
33
34If you prefer chatting, there is an active community in the [Discord server][discord-url].
35
36## License
37
38hyper is provided under the MIT license. See [LICENSE](LICENSE).
39
40[discord-badge]: https://img.shields.io/discord/500028886025895936.svg?logo=discord
41[discord-url]: https://discord.gg/kkwpueZ
42