# `awc` (Actix Web Client)
> Async HTTP and WebSocket client library.
[](https://crates.io/crates/awc)
[](https://docs.rs/awc/3.8.2)

[](https://deps.rs/crate/awc/3.8.2)
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## Examples
[Example project using TLS-enabled client →](https://github.com/actix/examples/tree/main/https-tls/awc-https)
Basic usage:
```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
});
}
```