+??? abstract "API Reference"
+ ::: starlette.testclient.TestClient
+ options:
+ parameter_headings: false
+ show_root_heading: true
+ heading_level: 3
+ filters:
+ - "__init__"
+
The test client allows you to make requests against your ASGI application,
using the `httpx` library.
not be triggered when the `TestClient` is instantiated. You can learn more about it
[here](lifespan.md#running-lifespan-in-tests).
+### Change client address
+
+By default, the TestClient will set the client host to `"testserver"` and the port to `50000`.
+
+You can change the client address by setting the `client` attribute of the `TestClient` instance:
+
+```python
+client = TestClient(app, client=('http://localhost', 8000))
+```
+
### Selecting the Async backend
`TestClient` takes arguments `backend` (a string) and `backend_options` (a dictionary).
-These options are passed to `anyio.start_blocking_portal()`. See the [anyio documentation](https://anyio.readthedocs.io/en/stable/basics.html#backend-options)
+These options are passed to `anyio.start_blocking_portal()`.
+See the [anyio documentation](https://anyio.readthedocs.io/en/stable/basics.html#backend-options)
for more information about the accepted backend options.
By default, `asyncio` is used with default options.