Not OP, but httpc isn't secure by default. It works fine if you hold it correctly but I wouldn't recommend it to someone really new to the language.

https://erlef.github.io/security-wg/secure_coding_and_deploy...

httpc is good for a one off request, but it is not very up-to-date with the latest features of the web. So building application logic on top of it is not ideal.