class="symbol monospace"><span class="token keyword">fun </span><a href="create.html"><span class="token function">create</span></a><span class="token punctuation">(</span><span class="token punctuation">)</span><span class="token operator">: </span><span data-unresolved-link="io.ktor.client/HttpClient///PointingToDeclaration/">HttpClient</span></div><div class="brief "><p class="paragraph">Creates and configures an instance of <span data-unresolved-link="io.ktor.client/HttpClient///PointingToDeclaration/">