# 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=3.1.1)](https://docs.rs/awc/3.1.1) ![MIT or Apache 2.0 licensed](https://img.shields.io/crates/l/awc) [![Dependency Status](https://deps.rs/crate/awc/3.1.1/status.svg)](https://deps.rs/crate/awc/3.1.1) [![Chat on Discord](https://img.shields.io/discord/771444961383153695?label=chat&logo=discord)](https://discord.gg/NWpN5mmg3x) ## Documentation & Resources - [API Documentation](https://docs.rs/awc) - [Example Project](https://github.com/actix/examples/tree/master/https-tls/awc-https) - Minimum Supported Rust Version (MSRV): 1.65 ## 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 }); } ```