Socket.IO Client
Real-time bidirectional communication library for JavaScript with fallbacks.
HTTP clients and networking npm MIT
Used in agent projects
147
1.2% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in http clients and networking
#10 of 29
by use in those projects
Downloads
15.2M
npm, last 7 days, socket.io-client
GitHub stars
63.2K
last push Sep 29, 2026
How Socket.IO Client is used
Socket.IO Client is a dependency in 147 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (1.2%), #10 of 29 in http clients and networking. The most used alternative there is Axios. Projects that use it most often also use Socket.IO (42.9%), Axios (41.5%), React (78.2%).
Often used with Socket.IO Client
| Socket.IO | 42.9% of Socket.IO Client projects · 45.0× more than average |
|---|---|
| Axios | 41.5% of Socket.IO Client projects · 4.2× more than average |
| React | 78.2% of Socket.IO Client projects · 1.8× more than average |
| Lucide React | 47.6% of Socket.IO Client projects · 2.4× more than average |
| Tailwind CSS | 63.3% of Socket.IO Client projects · 1.8× more than average |
| TypeScript | 76.9% of Socket.IO Client projects |
| Express | 26.5% of Socket.IO Client projects · 4.1× more than average |
| date-fns | 29.9% of Socket.IO Client projects · 3.5× more than average |
By coding agent
| Claude Code | 1.1% of projects set up for it |
|---|---|
| GitHub Copilot | 1.0% of projects set up for it |
| Cursor | 1.2% of projects set up for it |
| Gemini CLI | 1.1% of projects set up for it |
Share of public repos configured for each agent that list Socket.IO Client as a dependency.
Install
| Package | npm install socket.io-client |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | TypeScript / JavaScript (83), Next.js (54), Python (5), React Native / Expo (4) |
| Example projects | 5pyj29s7cm-tech/LumiCore, bobmatnyc/claude-mpm, dydxprotocol/v4-web, bebechien/AIventure, Cryptorubic/rubic-app |
Alternatives to Socket.IO Client
| Tool | Used in agent projects | Downloads / wk | GitHub stars | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Axios npm Promise-based HTTP client for browser and Node.js with interceptors. |
1,264 (10.0%) | 115M | 109K | MIT |
| Requests pypi Elegant Python HTTP library for making web requests. |
675 (5.3%) | 309M | 54.6K | Apache-2.0 |
| aiohttp pypi Async HTTP client/server framework for Python with WebSocket support. |
295 (2.3%) | 117M | 16.6K | — |
| ws npm Simple, fast WebSocket client and server for Node.js with full RFC support. |
287 (2.3%) | 283M | 22.8K | MIT |
| websockets pypi WebSocket implementation for Python with RFC 6455 and 7692 compliance. |
286 (2.3%) | 109M | 5,732 | — |
| httpx pypi Modern Python HTTP client with async support, replacing the standard requests library. |
266 (2.1%) | 16M | 15.6K | BSD-3-Clause |
| node-fetch npm Bring the Fetch API to Node.js for making HTTP requests. |
219 (1.7%) | 207M | 8,852 | MIT |
| urllib3 pypi HTTP client with thread-safe connection pooling, file uploads and advanced features. |
193 (1.5%) | 338M | 4,071 | — |