# Deconstructing OkHttp

DevFeed: [Deconstructing OkHttp](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/deconstructing-okhttp-32252.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://publicobject.com/2026/05/22/deconstructing-okhttp/>)

Author: Jesse Wilson

Published: 2026-05-22T12:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Public Object](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/public-object.md>)

Topics: [Library](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/library.md>), [Network](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/network.md>), [Code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/code.md>), [Kotlin](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kotlin.md>), [implementation](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/implementation.md>), [Cache](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cache.md>), [certificates](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/certificates.md>)

Tags: [architecture](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/architecture.md>), [cache](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cache.md>), [certificates](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/certificates.md>), [https](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/https.md>), [implementation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/implementation.md>), [kotlinconf](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kotlinconf.md>), [ktor](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ktor.md>), [library](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/library.md>), [network](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/network.md>), [okhttp](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/okhttp.md>), [performance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/performance.md>), [presentation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/presentation.md>), [retrofit](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/retrofit.md>), [testing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/testing.md>)

## AI overview

A KotlinConf talk examines OkHttp's implementation rather than its basic usage, covering interceptor-based architecture, connection lifecycles, cache state machines, URL decoders, HTTPS testing certificates, performance, and extension mechanisms.

## Source excerpt

I presented this at KotlinConf on May 22, 2026. Also available on slides, YouTube, and Speaker Deck. OkHttp is a popular library for making network calls. You might use it directly, or with Ktor, Retrofit, Coil, or gRPC. But this is not a talk on how to use OkHttp. Instead,