Android - Http library retrofit vs okhttp3

Question

I wish to create an api for http requests on android. I used volley before, but it causes some problems about headers. It removes content-length from headers. It doesn't fit http standardization.

So I wish to try another library. Many users suggest Retrofit. But retrofit requires a model. In my case the model is not defined. Because I expect url, body, headers and method. I don't know the data. Retrofit is not a good choice for me. Am I right?

I think I should use okhttp3.

Volley adds extra headers

Retrofit doesn't require a model. Gson is only an *example* converter. And it actually uses Okhttp behind the scenes — OneCricketeer, Aug 11 '17 at 07:43
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/16902716/comparison-of-android-networking-libraries-okhttp-retrofit-and-volley — OneCricketeer, Aug 11 '17 at 07:47

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 30 '18 at 16:29

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Yes, good choice. Go with okhttp3 library, I am using this library for past a year now. As you said it doesn't require any models and in addition to that it have regular updation, bug fix upgrades available... Got for it.

answered Oct 30 '18 at 16:29

Mohamed Fiyaz

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