httpx-aiohttp
Aiohttp transport for HTTPX
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you need both httpx and aiohttp in the same project. The package is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, and low install friction. If you're already using httpx without aiohttp, there's no reason to add this dependency unless you specifically need aiohttp's transport behavior.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python 3.9 or later and an async context (asyncio event loop running).
- Low install friction with only two runtime dependencies (aiohttp and httpx).
- Active maintenance with a recent release 20 days ago and commits through July 2026.
License · maintenance · safety
(unclear) — Licensed under BSD 3-Clause. License treatment is marked unclear in the metadata, but the raw license text is the standard BSD 3-Clause, which is permissive and suitable for most use cases.
last release 2026-07-25 (20 days) · last repo commit 2026-07-25 · 51 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 5,511,453 downloads/mo, #2,085 on PyPI
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pip install httpx-aiohttp
import httpx
from httpx_aiohttp import AiohttpTransport
async with httpx.AsyncClient(transport=AiohttpTransport()) as client:
response = await client.get('https://example.com')- Whether httpx2 extra support is production-ready or experimental
- Performance characteristics compared to httpx's default transports
- Specific aiohttp version compatibility constraints beyond what pip resolves
What it is and what it does
httpx-aiohttp is a bridge that lets you use aiohttp as the underlying transport for httpx HTTP clients. It delegates socket-level HTTP messaging to aiohttp while keeping httpx's convenient high-level API for authentication, retries, cookies, and request/response handling. This is useful when you want aiohttp's specific behavior or integration but prefer httpx's interface and feature set.
The package is actively maintained, recently released, and has low installation friction. It supports both the standard httpx and an optional httpx2 extra. Since it's a thin adapter between two established async HTTP libraries, it's primarily useful in projects that already depend on both or that need aiohttp specifically for compatibility or performance reasons.
Use it for
- Use it when you need httpx's API but your project is already built around aiohttp and its ecosystem.
- Use it to add httpx's retry and authentication features on top of an existing aiohttp-based async HTTP stack.
- Use it to migrate from pure aiohttp to httpx while keeping aiohttp as the transport layer for compatibility.
- Use it in projects that require aiohttp's specific connection pooling or session management behavior with httpx's higher-level interface.
Worth the install?
AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page. Verify before relying on it.
Yes, if you need both httpx and aiohttp in the same project.
The package is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, and low install friction. If you're already using httpx without aiohttp, there's no reason to add this dependency unless you specifically need aiohttp's transport behavior.
Install
httpx-aiohttp on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with only two runtime dependencies (aiohttp and httpx). Active maintenance with a recent release 20 days ago and commits through July 2026.
Requires Python 3.9 or later and an async context (asyncio event loop running).
License in practice
Licensed under BSD 3-Clause. License treatment is marked unclear in the metadata, but the raw license text is the standard BSD 3-Clause, which is permissive and suitable for most use cases.
Quickstart
pip install httpx-aiohttp
import httpx
from httpx_aiohttp import AiohttpTransport
async with httpx.AsyncClient(transport=AiohttpTransport()) as client:
response = await client.get('https://example.com')Verify before relying
- Whether httpx2 extra support is production-ready or experimental
- Performance characteristics compared to httpx's default transports
- Specific aiohttp version compatibility constraints beyond what pip resolves
Package facts
| License | Not declared unclear |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.9 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 2 packagesaiohttphttpx |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 20 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 5,511,453 / month, #2,085 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
Evidence: httpx_aiohttp-0.2.0-py3-none-any.whl
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