Installation

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Requirements

• Node.js v20.0.0 or higher
• One of the supported platforms (see below)

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Install via package manager

npm install wreq-js

yarn add wreq-js

pnpm add wreq-js

bun add wreq-js

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Supported platforms

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Building from source

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Prerequisites

1. Rust toolchain: install via rustup:
   curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh
   
2. Build essentials: C compiler and related tools:
   • macOS
   • Ubuntu/Debian
   • Windows

   xcode-select --install
   

   sudo apt-get install build-essential
   

   Install Visual Studio Build Tools with the “C++ build tools” workload.

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Build

npm install wreq-js

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Verify installation

import { fetch, getProfiles } from 'wreq-js';

// Check available browser profiles
console.log('Available profiles:', getProfiles());

// Make a test request
const response = await fetch('https://httpbin.org/get', {
  browser: 'chrome_142',
});
console.log('Status:', response.status);

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Troubleshooting

sudo chown -R $(whoami) ~/.npm