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public class Whatever {
public void headBangingAgainstTheWallExample () {
HttpClient client = new DefaultHttpClient();
and from this I get the following compile time error:
Cannot resolve symbol HttpClient
Isn't
HttpClient
included in the Android Studio SDK? Even if it is not, I added it to my Gradle build like this:
dependencies {
compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:23.0.0'
compile 'org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient:4.5'
With or without the last compile line, the error is the same. What am I missing?
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HttpClient is not supported any more in SDK 23. You have to use URLConnection or downgrade to SDK 22 (compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:22.2.0')
If you need SDK 23, add this to your gradle:
android {
useLibrary("org.apache.http.legacy")
You also may try to download and include HttpClient jar directly into your project or use OkHttp instead
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HttpClient was deprecated in API Level 22 and removed in API Level 23. You can still use it in API Level 23 and onwards if you must, however it is best to move to supported methods to handle HTTP. So, if you're compiling with 23, add this in your build.gradle:
android {
useLibrary("org.apache.http.legacy")
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TejaDroid's answer in below link helped me . Can't import org.apache.http.HttpResponse in Android Studio
dependencies {
compile fileTree(include: ['*.jar'], dir: 'libs')
compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:23.0.1'
compile 'org.jbundle.util.osgi.wrapped:org.jbundle.util.osgi.wrapped.org.apache.http.client:4.1.2'
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dependencies {
classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:1.5.0'
// Lowest version for useLibrary is 1.3.0
// Android Studio will notify you about the latest stable version
// See all versions: http://jcenter.bintray.com/com/android/tools/build/gradle/
Notification from Android studio about gradle update:
Module specific build.gradle - /app/build.gradle
android {
compileSdkVersion 23
buildToolsVersion "23.0.2"
useLibrary 'org.apache.http.legacy'
1- download Apache jar files (as of this answer) 4.5.zip file from:
https://hc.apache.org/downloads.cgi?Preferred=http%3A%2F%2Fapache.arvixe.com%2F
2- open the zip copy the jar files into your libs folder. You can find it if you go to the top of your project where it says "Android" you'll find a list when u click it. So,
Android -> Project -> app -> libs
,Then put jars there.
3- In build.gradle (Module: app) add
compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
dependency {
4- In the java class add these imports:
import org.apache.http.HttpResponse;
import org.apache.http.client.HttpClient;
import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpGet;
import org.apache.http.impl.client.DefaultHttpClient;
import org.apache.http.params.CoreProtocolPNames;
HttpClient is not supported any more in sdk 23. Android 6.0 (API Level 23) release removes support for the Apache HTTP client.
You have to use
android {
useLibrary 'org.apache.http.legacy'
and also add below code snippet in your dependency :
//http final solution for web-service (including file uploading)
compile('org.apache.httpcomponents:httpmime:4.3.6') {
exclude module: 'httpclient'
compile 'org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient-android:4.3.5'
It will also help you while you use Use MultipartEntity for File upload.
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import org.apache.http.NameValuePair;
import org.apache.http.client.HttpClient;
import org.apache.http.client.entity.UrlEncodedFormEntity;
import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpPost;
import org.apache.http.impl.client.DefaultHttpClient;
import org.apache.http.message.BasicNameValuePair;
import org.apache.http.params.BasicHttpParams;
import org.apache.http.params.HttpConnectionParams;
import org.apache.http.params.HttpParams;
You can add the following line in the build.gradle (Gradle dependencies)
dependencies {
implementation fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
implementation 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:27.1.0'
implementation 'com.android.support:support-v4:27.1.0'
implementation 'org.jbundle.util.osgi.wrapped:org.jbundle.util.osgi.wrapped.org.apache.http.client:4.1.2'
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in API 22 they become deprecated and in API 23 they removed them completely, a simple workaround if you don't need all the fancy stuff from the new additions is to simply use the .jar files from apache that were integrated before API 22, but as separated .jar files:
1. http://hc.apache.org/downloads.cgi
2. download httpclient 4.5.1, the zile file
3. unzip all files
4. drag in your project httpclient-4.5.1.jar, httpcore-4.4.3.jar and httpmime-4.5.1.jar
5. project, right click, open module settings, app, dependencies, +, File dependency and add the 3 files
6. now everything should compile properly
As of April 2021, you can use the following:
In your app gradle, add the following under 'dependencies { ':
implementation 'org.apache.httpcomponents:httpcore:4.4.10'
implementation 'org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient:4.5.6'
In your Java activity, add the following import:
import org.apache.http.client.HttpClient;
You should then be able to add HttpClient to your method(s).
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Android 6.0 (API Level 23) release removes support for the Apache HTTP client. Hence you can not use this library directly in API 23. But there is a way to use it. Add useLibrary ‘org.apache.http.legacy’ in your build.gradle file as below-
android {
useLibrary 'org.apache.http.legacy'
If this does not work you may apply the following hack-
– Copy org.apache.http.legacy.jar which is in /platforms/android-23/optional path of your Android SDK directory to your project’s app/libs folder.
– Now Add compile files(‘libs/org.apache.http.legacy.jar’) inside dependencies{} section of build.gradle file.
ApacheHttp Client is removed in v23 sdk. You can use HttpURLConnection or third party Http Client like OkHttp.
ref : https://developer.android.com/preview/behavior-changes.html#behavior-apache-http-client
versionCode 1
versionName "1.0"
testInstrumentationRunner "android.support.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
buildTypes {
release {
minifyEnabled false
proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
dependencies {
compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
androidTestCompile('com.android.support.test.espresso:espresso-core:2.2.2', {
exclude group: 'com.android.support', module: 'support-annotations'
compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:24.2.1'
testCompile 'junit:junit:4.12'
HttpClient is not supported in sdk 23 and 23+.
If you need to use into sdk 23, add below code to your gradle:
android {
useLibrary 'org.apache.http.legacy'
Its working for me. Hope useful for you.
As mentioned before, org.apache.http.client.HttpClient is not supported any more in:
SDK (API level) #23.
You have to use java.net.HttpURLConnection.
If you want to make your code (and life) easier when using HttpURLConnection, here is a Wrapper of this class that will let you do simple operations with GET, POST and PUT using JSON, like for example, doing a HTTP PUT.
HttpRequest request = new HttpRequest(API_URL + PATH).addHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
int httpCode = request.put(new JSONObject().toString());
if (HttpURLConnection.HTTP_OK == httpCode) {
response = request.getJSONObjectResponse();
} else {
// log error
httpRequest.close()
Feel free to use it.
package com.calculistik.repository;
import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.BufferedWriter;
import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.InputStreamReader;
import java.io.OutputStream;
import java.io.OutputStreamWriter;
import java.net.HttpURLConnection;
import java.net.URL;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;
import org.json.JSONArray;
import org.json.JSONException;
import org.json.JSONObject;
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public class HttpRequest {
public static enum Method {
POST, PUT, DELETE, GET;
private URL url;
private HttpURLConnection connection;
private OutputStream outputStream;
private HashMap<String, String> params = new HashMap<String, String>();
public HttpRequest(String url) throws IOException {
this.url = new URL(url);
connection = (HttpURLConnection) this.url.openConnection();
public int get() throws IOException {
return this.send();
public int post(String data) throws IOException {
connection.setDoInput(true);
connection.setRequestMethod(Method.POST.toString());
connection.setDoOutput(true);
outputStream = connection.getOutputStream();
this.sendData(data);
return this.send();
public int post() throws IOException {
connection.setDoInput(true);
connection.setRequestMethod(Method.POST.toString());
connection.setDoOutput(true);
outputStream = connection.getOutputStream();
return this.send();
public int put(String data) throws IOException {
connection.setDoInput(true);
connection.setRequestMethod(Method.PUT.toString());
connection.setDoOutput(true);
outputStream = connection.getOutputStream();
this.sendData(data);
return this.send();
public int put() throws IOException {
connection.setDoInput(true);
connection.setRequestMethod(Method.PUT.toString());
connection.setDoOutput(true);
outputStream = connection.getOutputStream();
return this.send();
public HttpRequest addHeader(String key, String value) {
connection.setRequestProperty(key, value);
return this;
public HttpRequest addParameter(String key, String value) {
this.params.put(key, value);
return this;
public JSONObject getJSONObjectResponse() throws JSONException, IOException {
return new JSONObject(getStringResponse());
public JSONArray getJSONArrayResponse() throws JSONException, IOException {
return new JSONArray(getStringResponse());
public String getStringResponse() throws IOException {
BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(connection.getInputStream()));
StringBuilder response = new StringBuilder();
for (String line; (line = br.readLine()) != null; ) response.append(line + "\n");
return response.toString();
public byte[] getBytesResponse() throws IOException {
byte[] buffer = new byte[8192];
InputStream is = connection.getInputStream();
ByteArrayOutputStream output = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
for (int bytesRead; (bytesRead = is.read(buffer)) >= 0; )
output.write(buffer, 0, bytesRead);
return output.toByteArray();
public void close() {
if (null != connection)
connection.disconnect();
private int send() throws IOException {
int httpStatusCode = HttpURLConnection.HTTP_BAD_REQUEST;
if (!this.params.isEmpty()) {
this.sendData();
httpStatusCode = connection.getResponseCode();
return httpStatusCode;
private void sendData() throws IOException {
StringBuilder result = new StringBuilder();
for (Map.Entry<String, String> entry : params.entrySet()) {
result.append((result.length() > 0 ? "&" : "") + entry.getKey() + "=" + entry.getValue());//appends: key=value (for first param) OR &key=value(second and more)
sendData(result.toString());
private HttpRequest sendData(String query) throws IOException {
BufferedWriter writer = new BufferedWriter(new OutputStreamWriter(outputStream, "UTF-8"));
writer.write(query);
writer.close();
return this;
Which API target do you have within your project?AndroidHttpClientis only for API Level 8 <.
and please have a look on here
enjoy your code:)
Paste your .jar file in "libs folder" in your project. Then in gradle add this line in your build.gradle(Module:app)
dependencies {
compile fileTree(include: ['*.jar'], dir: 'libs')
compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:23.0.0'
compile files('libs/httpcore-4.3.3.jar')
compile 'org.apache.httpcomponents:httpcore:4.4.1'
compile 'org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient:4.5'
useLibrary 'org.apache.http.legacy'
under the android
Error:(30, 0) Gradle DSL method not found: 'classpath()'
Possible causes:
The project 'cid' may be using a version of the Android Gradle plug-in that does not contain the method (e.g. 'testCompile' was added in 1.1.0).
Upgrade plugin to version 2.3.3 and sync projectThe project 'cid' may be using a version of Gradle that does not contain the method.
Open Gradle wrapper fileThe build file may be missing a Gradle plugin.
Apply Gradle plugin
I had the same issue and i removed httpcclient libraries and added the line mentioned below then it started working. This library seem to have httpclient classes wrapper inside it.
implementation("net.sourceforge.htmlunit:htmlunit-android:2.63.0")
I need an alternative option to HttpClient in Android to send data to PHP as it is no longer supported
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