# awc (Actix Web Client) > Async HTTP and WebSocket client library. [![crates.io](https://img.shields.io/crates/v/awc?label=latest)](https://crates.io/crates/awc) [![Documentation](https://docs.rs/awc/badge.svg?version=2.0.3)](https://docs.rs/awc/2.0.3) ![Apache 2.0 or MIT licensed](https://img.shields.io/crates/l/awc) [![Dependency Status](https://deps.rs/crate/awc/2.0.3/status.svg)](https://deps.rs/crate/awc/2.0.3) [![Join the chat at https://gitter.im/actix/actix-web](https://badges.gitter.im/actix/actix-web.svg)](https://gitter.im/actix/actix-web?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=badge&utm_campaign=pr-badge&utm_content=badge) ## Documentation & Resources - [API Documentation](https://docs.rs/awc) - [Example Project](https://github.com/actix/examples/tree/HEAD/awc_https) - [Chat on Gitter](https://gitter.im/actix/actix-web) - Minimum Supported Rust Version (MSRV): 1.42.0 ## Example ```rust use actix_rt::System; use awc::Client; fn main() { System::new("test").block_on(async { let client = Client::default(); let res = client .get("http://www.rust-lang.org") // <- Create request builder .header("User-Agent", "Actix-web") .send() // <- Send http request .await; println!("Response: {:?}", res); // <- server http response }); } ```