Asynchronous Http Client for Android

An asynchronous, callback-based Http client for Android built on top of Apache's HttpClient libraries.

Changelog

See what is new in version 1.4.9 released on 19th September 2015

https://github.com/loopj/android-async-http/blob/1.4.9/CHANGELOG.md

Javadoc

Latest Javadoc for 1.4.9 release are available here (also included in Maven repository):

https://loopj.com/android-async-http/doc/

Features

Make asynchronous HTTP requests, handle responses in anonymous callbacks
HTTP requests happen outside the UI thread
Requests use a threadpool to cap concurrent resource usage
GET/POST params builder (RequestParams)
Multipart file uploads with no additional third party libraries
Tiny size overhead to your application, only 60kb for everything
Automatic smart request retries optimized for spotty mobile connections
Automatic gzip response decoding support for super-fast requests
Optional built-in response parsing into JSON (JsonHttpResponseHandler)
Optional persistent cookie store, saves cookies into your app's SharedPreferences

Examples

For inspiration and testing on device we've provided Sample Application.
See individual samples here on Github
To run Sample application, simply clone the repository and run this command, to install it on connected device

gradle :sample:installDebug

Maven

You can now integrate this library in your project via Maven. There are available two kind of builds.

releases, maven central

https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/com/loopj/android/android-async-http/

Maven URL: https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/
GroupId: com.loopj.android
ArtifactId: android-async-http
Version: 1.4.9
Packaging: JAR or AAR

Gradle

repositories {
  mavenCentral()
}

dependencies {
  compile 'com.loopj.android:android-async-http:1.4.9'
}

development snapshots

https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots/com/loopj/android/android-async-http/

Maven URL: https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots/
GroupId: com.loopj.android
ArtifactId: android-async-http
Version: 1.5.0-SNAPSHOT
Packaging: JAR or AAR

Gradle

repositories {
  maven {
    url 'https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots/'
  }
}
dependencies {
  compile 'com.loopj.android:android-async-http:1.5.0-SNAPSHOT'
}

Documentation, Features and Examples

Full details and documentation can be found on the project page here:

https://loopj.com/android-async-http/