# [hyper](https://hyper.rs)

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A **fast** and **correct** HTTP implementation for Rust.

- HTTP/1 and HTTP/2
- Asynchronous design
- Leading in performance
- Tested and **correct**
- Extensive production use
- Client and Server APIs

**Get started** by looking over the [guides](https://hyper.rs/guides).

## "Low-level"

hyper is a relatively low-level library, meant to be a building block for
libraries and applications.

Ff you are looking for a convenient HTTP client, then you may wish to consider
[reqwest](https://github.com/seanmonstar/reqwest), which is built on top of
this library.

## Contributing

To get involved, take a look at [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md).

There are two main avenues for real-time chatting about hyper: a [Gitter room][gitter]
and [irc.mozilla.org/hyper][irc]. They are mirrored, so choose whichever format you
prefer.

[gitter]: https://gitter.im/hyperium/hyper
[irc]: https://kiwiirc.com/nextclient/irc.mozilla.org/#hyper

## License

hyper is provided under the MIT license. See [LICENSE](LICENSE).