---
title: requests package
description: >
  The `requests` package provides functions for transferring data using the HTTP protocol.
menu:
  flux_v0_ref:
    name: requests 
    parent: experimental/http
    identifier: experimental/http/requests
weight: 31
cascade:
  flux/v0/tags: [http]
  introduced: 0.152.0
  deprecated: 0.173.0
---

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The `requests` package provides functions for transferring data using the HTTP protocol.
Import the `experimental/http/requests` package:

```js
import "experimental/http/requests"
```

{{% warn %}}
#### Deprecated
This package is deprecated in favor of [`requests`](/flux/v0/stdlib/http/requests/).
Do not mix usage of this experimental package with the `requests` package as the `defaultConfig` is not shared between the two packages.
This experimental package is completely superseded by the `requests` package so there should be no need to mix them.
{{% /warn %}}

## Options

```js
option requests.defaultConfig = {
    // Timeout on the request. If the timeout is zero no timeout is applied
    timeout: 0s,
    // insecureSkipVerify If true, TLS verification will not be performed. This is insecure.
    insecureSkipVerify: false,
}
```
 
### defaultConfig

`defaultConfig` is the global default for all http requests using the requests package.
Changing this config will affect all other packages using the requests package.
To change the config for a single request, pass a new config directly into the corresponding function.

**Deprecated**: Experimental `requests.defaultConfig` is deprecated in favor of
[`requests.defaultConfig`](/flux/v0/stdlib/http/requests/#options).
Do not mix usage of this experimental package with the `requests` package as the `defaultConfig` is not shared between the two packages.


## Functions

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