Automated API testing in concise YAML files
REST Assured
Java library for testing and validating REST services
About REST Assured
A Java library that simplifies testing and validation of REST services, providing a domain-specific language for writing readable tests against HTTP responses, JSON and XML payloads. It is free and open source, so teams can self-host it, inspect the code and adapt it to their own infrastructure without licence fees or vendor lock-in. Typical users run it alongside existing workflows to cut manual effort, improve visibility and keep full control over data, configuration and upgrades over time.
REST Assured key facts
- Category: Developer Tools
- Pricing: Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
- Focus areas: testing, java, rest, api
- Official site: rest-assured.io
About the Developer Tools category
Editors, platforms, and services developers rely on to build and ship software. The Developer Tools category on Tools Hub currently lists 738 tools. Alongside REST Assured, it includes Tavern, Schemathesis, Step CI, Fortio.
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