Identify and close specific connection in AsyncClient

Originally opened by @BlackCloud37 on 2025-08-25 06:04:51 in encode/httpx

Hello,

I'm trying to use httpx(in asyncio) for my web scraper program.

In my use case, to prevent my connection from banning, I usually want to limit the request on single connection, which means:

1. Close a connection after N requests.
2. If a connection is banned, for example, received HTTP code 429 or any invalid response.

By reading the document, I cannot find any methods that I can:

1. Identify each request's underlying connection, so I can count requests on certain connection.
2. To close this single connection if satisfied any condition above.

So I currently implement this in "one connection per async client" way. I limited the max_connections to 1 for my client, and each time I want to drop a connection, I throw the client away and create a new one.

As the document says, it's a bad idea to do so. So is there any way I can reuse the clients for my purpose?

Any help would be much appreciated!

The issue names no files, tests, or code entry points. Start by reviewing AsyncClient's documented connection controls and the current connection-pool behavior; a completed investigation should establish whether per-connection identification and selective closure are supported or require a scoped design.