node-reqwest

node-reqwest

Node.js bindings for reqwest — a Rust HTTP client library. Provides system proxy, trusted system CA certificates, and HTTP/2 out of the box, with no additional configuration. Compatible with Electron.

Why node-reqwest?

Feature	node-reqwest	Node.js / undici
DNS resolver	Recursive (hickory-dns)	Non-recursive (c-ares) — crashes Electron on Windows for nonexistent domains
System CA certificates	Built-in	Requires win-ca, mac-ca
System proxy	Built-in	Not available (complex Electron workaround)
SOCKS proxy	Built-in	Not available
HTTP/2	Full support via hyper	Limited
TLS	rustls	OpenSSL

Usage

This library provides an Agent that implements the undici.Dispatcher interface. Use it as a global dispatcher for fetch or with any undici-compatible API.

import { Agent } from "node-reqwest";
import { setGlobalDispatcher } from "undici";

const agent = new Agent({
  allowH2: true,
  proxy: "system",
});

setGlobalDispatcher(agent);

// All fetch calls now use reqwest under the hood
const response = await fetch("https://example.com");

Installation safety

This package downloads a precompiled binary during npm install. The postinstall script uses node-addon-slsa to cryptographically verify that the binary was built in the same GitHub Actions workflow run as this npm package, using sigstore provenance attestations and the GitHub Attestations API.

Installation aborts with a SECURITY error if any check fails.

Requirements

• Node.js ^20.19.0 || >=22.12.0

License

Apache-2.0 OR MIT