---
title: socket package
description: >
  The `socket` package provides tools for returning data from socket connections.
menu:
  flux_v0_ref:
    name: socket 
    parent: stdlib
    identifier: socket
weight: 11
cascade:

  introduced: 0.21.0
---

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The `socket` package provides tools for returning data from socket connections.
Import the `socket` package:

```js
import "socket"
```




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