Akka HTTP

Lesson in the Scala Roadmap · Stage 25: Backend

Last updated 14 September 2026

What is Akka HTTP?

Akka HTTP is a modern, fast, asynchronous, and streaming-first HTTP server and client. It implements a full server- and client-side HTTP stack on top of akka-actor and akka-stream. Akka HTTP is not a web framework but rather a toolkit for providing and consuming HTTP-based services. It offers a flexible “Routing DSL” for defining RESTful web services and provides functionality for typical web servers, such as deconstructing URIs, content negotiation, and static content serving.

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Is this Akka HTTP tutorial for beginners?

It is lesson 119 of 165 in the free Scala roadmap, in stage 25, Backend. If you are new to Scala, start from stage 1 and come back here in order; if you already know the earlier stages, this lesson stands on its own.