Is by-request safe to use?

by-request has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (1.4.1). DepScope rates its health at 49/100 (high risk).

What is the latest version of by-request?

The latest version of by-request is 1.4.1, released 2025-09-07.

Does by-request have known vulnerabilities?

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of by-request.

Is by-request deprecated?

No, by-request is actively maintained. Latest release: 1.4.1 (2025-09-07).

What are alternatives to by-request?

Popular alternatives to by-request in npm include: semver, debug, ansi-styles, minimatch, brace-expansion.

What license does by-request use?

by-request is licensed under MIT.

by-request

npmv1.4.1

Simple Node http client for use with promises, async/await.

License MITpermissive26 versions1 maintainers6 deps

kshetline/by-request

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Health

use with caution

[email protected] low health (49/100) — consider alternatives

Moderate health score (49/100) — verify manually

Health breakdown0 – 100

10/25

maintenance

0/20

popularity

25/25

security

12/15

maturity

2/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

Bundle & TypeScript

🌟

TypeScript

10/10typed

bundled

Health History

Dependency Tree

License Audit

Dependencies (6)

@tubular/util @types/follow-redirects follow-redirects http-status-codes iconv-lite temp

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