#ktor

Ktor Client Android API call

Ktor Client is another networking library for Android written in Kotlin and works very well with Coroutines.

The Kotlin-First Backend: Creating Scalable APIs using Ktor — Part 1

In the world of backend development, developers often face a choice: the heavy, feature-rich ecosystems like Spring Boot, or the…

Kotlin 2.4: The Game-Changing Release Android & Backend Developers Have Been Waiting For (June 2026)

Handling JWT Token Expiration and Re-authentication in Android/KMP with Ktor

A practical, step-by-step guide to building a clean, production-ready token refresh system using Ktor’s built-in Bearer Auth plugin — works…

Smashing the CORS Wall: A Stealth Proxy Guide for Compose Multiplatform Web

How to bypass strict production firewalls and run KMP Web smoothly on localhost.

Koin on the Backend: Architecture Decisions in a Ktor Service

Most Koin material is written for Android. The DSL is the same on the backend, but the constraints are different enough that the decisions…

The Pit Crew: Advanced Ktor Client Configuration for KMP | KMP Bits

In endurance racing, the pit crew operates on a contract the driver never has to think about. Every lap, the same checks. Every stop, the…

Using Ktor in Kotlin Multi Platform Projects

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Why I Chose Ktor as the Backend for My Kotlin Full-Stack Project

For a while now, I’ve been working on a personal full-stack project called JustWoo. The Mobile uses Jetpack Compose for Android and Swift…

KMP Part 3: Networking with Ktor: Replacing Retrofit with a Multiplatform HTTP Client

On Android you use Retrofit + OkHttp + Gson/Moshi. You define an interface, annotate methods with @GET/@POST, and Retrofit generates the…

Ktor for Spring Boot Developers

Overview

Simplifying Data Validation in Ktor with ValidationBuilder

As a developer transitioning from Spring + Kotlin to Ktor, I encountered a challenge that many of you might relate to. When I was using…