net.Listen
standard libraryThe 566th most-called standard-library function by production calls. Called 3,865 times across 461 modules; 1,378 of those run outside tests and generated code.
No change in production calls since 2026-W39.
- prod calls
- 1,378
- non-test, non-generated
- all calls
- 3,865
- total callsites
- modules
- 461
- distinct callers
- in loop
- 6%
- of prod calls
- in tests
- 64%
- 2,470 calls
- resolved
- 100%
- to a known target
resolution mix
How each call resolves
How each call was attributed. Only resolved kinds, where the target function is known, count toward the ranking. Interface dispatch and unresolved receivers are reported separately and never guessed. Read the taxonomy →
- Package function100%A direct call to an exported package function, resolved by type.
who calls this
Notable callers
Production calls into Listen from notable Go projects. Open one on the map to see what else it hammers.
- Kubernetes 81 6%
- Istio 42 3%
- gRPC 34 2%
- Tailscale 33 2%
- containerd 30 2%
where it's called
Callsites in the wild
12 representative callsites of 3,865, prioritizing in-loop and non-test usage. We link to source, never display it.
- in loop
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miekg/dns @v0.6.117
cmd/atomdns/atom/server.go:105
in loop -
hashicorp/consul @v1.22.7
in loop - in loop
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encr.dev @v1.58.6
cli/daemon/common.go:102
in loop -
etcd/client/v3 @v3.7.2
mock/mockserver/mockserver.go:113
in loop -
IBM/sarama @v1.61.1
in loop - in loop
- in loop
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canopy-network/canopy @v0.1.29-0.20260925213558-8c2976334ef5
in loop -
coreos/etcd @v2.3.8+incompatible
in loop -
dagger/dagger @v0.21.8
in loop
top callers
The modules that reach for it
The modules that call Listen most in this snapshot.
- github.com/influxdata/telegraf1203%
- github.com/grpc/grpc-go1093%
- google.golang.org/grpc1093%
- github.com/netbirdio/netbird1043%
- github.com/tailscale/tailscale932%
siblings
More from net
The other most-called functions in this package. See all →