What it does
httping sends HTTP requests for repeated responsiveness checks, with optional TLS, terminal-interface and plotting support at build time.
Set a URL, probe count and interval to examine the HTTP service itself. httping normally uses HEAD; selecting GET transfers the page or file and changes the measurement beyond a header-response check. Split timing can separate DNS resolution, connection and exchange, while resolving once removes repeated DNS work from the loop. Machine-readable output and status-code policies support monitoring integrations. A proxy adds its own latency to the result. Confirm the installed build’s features: the README makes TLS, the terminal interface and richer graphs optional dependencies. Use matching help because the supplied manual identifies its package version as 2.3.
Strengths
- HTTP-specific responsiveness checks
Sources
- GitHub - folkertvanheusden/HTTPing: Ping an HTTP server · GitHub (Oct 26, 2026)
- HTTPing supplied manual (Oct 26, 2026)