net/http package

Canonical package docs for HTTP servers, handlers, transports, clients, and request lifecycles.

• Author: Go Team
• Authority: primary
• Kind: package-doc
• URL: https://pkg.go.dev/net/http

What it covers

• HTTP clients and transports
• servers and handlers
• request and response APIs

Why authoritative

Official package documentation for Go’s HTTP stack.

Use when

• how should I use net/http here
• is this Go HTTP client usage correct
• which net/http type should I use

Keywords

• net/http, http client, http server, handlers, transport

Used by

• http-clients
• http-servers
• net-http