# awc (Actix Web Client) > Async HTTP and WebSocket client library. [](https://crates.io/crates/awc) [](https://docs.rs/awc/3.0.0-beta.19)  [](https://deps.rs/crate/awc/3.0.0-beta.19) [](https://discord.gg/NWpN5mmg3x) ## Documentation & Resources - [API Documentation](https://docs.rs/awc) - [Example Project](https://github.com/actix/examples/tree/HEAD/security/awc_https) - Minimum Supported Rust Version (MSRV): 1.54 ## Example ```rust use actix_rt::System; use awc::Client; fn main() { System::new().block_on(async { let client = Client::default(); let res = client .get("http://www.rust-lang.org") // <- Create request builder .insert_header(("User-Agent", "Actix-web")) .send() // <- Send http request .await; println!("Response: {:?}", res); // <- server http response }); } ```