# Getting Started - Vapor Docs

Skip to content


# Getting Started with Async

The Async module is provided as a part of Vapor Core (vapor/core). It is a collection of convenience APIs (mostly extensions) built on top of SwiftNIO.

Tip

You can read more about SwiftNIO's async types (`Future`, `Promise`, `EventLoop`, and more) in its GitHub README or its API Docs.

## Usage

This package is included with Vapor and exported by default. You will have access to all `Async` APIs when you import `Vapor`.

    import Vapor // implies `import Async`

### Standalone

The Async module, part of the larger Vapor Core package, can also be used on its own with any Swift project.

To include it in your package, add the following to your `Package.swift` file.

    // swift-tools-version:4.0
    import PackageDescription

    let package = Package(
        name: "Project",
        dependencies: [
            ...
            .package(url: "https://github.com/vapor/core.git", from: "3.0.0"),
        ],
        targets: [
          .target(name: "Project", dependencies: ["Async", ... ])
        ]
    )

Use `import Async` to access the APIs.

## Overview

Continue to Async → Overview for an overview of Async's features.