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request-promisenpm
abandoned
Archived, deprecated/yanked, or silent for 2+ years.
✓ freshdeps checked request-promise live against npm, GitHub & OSV on Jun 11, 2026 — but it goes stale again.
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Latest version
4.2.6
Last release
5.9y ago
Last commit
2.4y ago
Known CVEs (OSV)
0
Deprecated
YES
Repo archived
no
Suggested alternative
got
request-promise is deprecated (it extends the dead request package).
Migration
npm rm request-promise && npm i got; const got = require('got'); const body = await got(url).text()  // replaces rp(url)
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Repository: git+https://github.com/request/request-promise.git

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