HTTP clients

Mix.install([
  {:finch, "~> 0.14.0"},
  {:httpoison, "~> 2.0.0"},
  {:mint, "~> 1.5.0"},
  {:req, "~> 0.3.6"},
  {:tesla, "~> 1.5.1"}
])

Finch

https://hexdocs.pm/finch/Finch.html

defmodule MyFinch do
end

Finch.start_link(name: MyFinch)
{:ok, resp} = Finch.build(:get, "https://example.com/") |> Finch.request(MyFinch)
{resp.status, String.length(resp.body)}

HTTPoison

https://hexdocs.pm/httpoison/readme.html

HTTPoison.start()
resp = HTTPoison.get!("https://example.com/")
{resp.status_code, String.length(resp.body)}

Tesla

https://hexdocs.pm/tesla/readme.html

defmodule MyTesla do
  use Tesla

  adapter(Tesla.Adapter.Mint)
end

resp = MyTesla.get!("https://example.com/")
{resp.status, String.length(resp.body)}

Req

https://hexdocs.pm/req/readme.html

resp = Req.get!("https://example.com/")
{resp.status, String.length(resp.body)}