Apache Struts

aid: apache-struts
name: Apache Struts
description: Apache Struts is a free, open-source, MVC framework for creating elegant, modern Java web applications. It provides
  a clean separation between the model, view, and controller layers with a powerful convention-over-configuration approach,
  interceptor-based AOP support, type-safe configuration, and built-in REST plugin. Apache Struts is maintained by the Apache
  Software Foundation and is widely used in enterprise Java web development.
type: Index
deliveryModel:
  model: open-core
  license: Apache-2.0
  open_source: true
  commercial: true
  callable_host: false
  label: Open core · an OSS project plus a commercial hosted product
  confidence: high
  source:
  - license
  - openapi
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  - security
  generated: '2026-09-03'
  method: derived
position: Consuming
access: 3rd-Party
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/apache-struts.png
tags:
- Java
- MVC
- Web Applications
- Web Framework
- Open-Source
tags_raw:
- Java
- MVC
- Web Applications
- Web Framework
- Open Source
created: '2026-03-16'
modified: '2026-04-19'
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/apache-struts/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: apache-struts:apache-struts-rest-plugin
  name: Apache Struts REST Plugin
  description: The Struts REST Plugin provides a convention-based REST API framework for building RESTful services. It maps
    HTTP methods to action methods (GET→index/show, POST→create, PUT→update, DELETE→destroy) and supports multiple content
    type negotiation for JSON, XML, and HTML responses via content type headers and URL extensions.
  humanURL: https://struts.apache.org/plugins/rest/
  tags:
  - REST
  - Java
  - MVC
  - JSON
  - XML
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://struts.apache.org/plugins/rest/
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://search.maven.org/search?q=org.apache.struts2
    title: Maven Java SDK
- aid: apache-struts:apache-struts-resource-api
  name: Apache Struts resource API
  description: Generic RESTful resource exposed by the Struts REST plugin
  humanURL: https://struts.apache.org/plugins/rest/
  tags:
  - Resource
  tags_raw:
  - resource
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/apache-struts-resource-api-openapi.yml
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://www.apache.org/
- type: SecurityPolicy
  url: https://github.com/apache/struts/blob/main/SECURITY.md
- type: CodeOfConduct
  url: https://github.com/apache/.github/blob/main/.github/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
- type: ContributionGuide
  url: https://github.com/apache/struts/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md
- type: License
  name: Apache-2.0
  url: https://github.com/apache/struts/blob/main/LICENSE
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/apache-struts-agentic-access.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/apache-struts-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/apache-struts-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/apache-struts-authentication.yml
- type: GitHubRepository
  url: https://github.com/apache/struts
- type: Documentation
  url: https://struts.apache.org/documentation.html
- type: Portal
  url: https://struts.apache.org/
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://struts.apache.org/getting-started/index.html
- type: ReleaseNotes
  url: https://github.com/apache/struts/releases
- type: Support
  url: https://struts.apache.org/support.html
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/
- type: FAQ
  url: https://struts.apache.org/faq.html
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Convention-Over-Configuration
    description: Zero-XML configuration with naming conventions for action and result mapping.
  - name: Interceptor Framework
    description: AOP-style interceptors for cross-cutting concerns like validation, logging, and security.
  - name: Type Conversion
    description: Automatic type conversion between HTTP request parameters and Java types.
  - name: OGNL Expression Language
    description: Object-Graph Navigation Language for dynamic data binding and expression evaluation.
  - name: Tiles Integration
    description: Template composition via Apache Tiles for reusable page layouts.
  - name: REST Plugin
    description: Convention-based REST API support with content type negotiation.
  - name: Spring Integration
    description: Native Spring Framework integration for dependency injection.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Enterprise Java Web Applications
    description: Build large-scale Java web applications with clean MVC separation.
  - name: RESTful Web Services
    description: Create REST APIs using the Struts REST plugin with JSON/XML content negotiation.
  - name: Form-Based Applications
    description: Complex form processing with server-side validation and type conversion.
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: Spring Framework
    description: Native Spring IoC container integration for dependency injection.
  - name: Hibernate
    description: Hibernate ORM integration for database persistence in action classes.
  - name: Apache Tiles
    description: Template composition framework for reusable page layouts and components.
  - name: FreeMarker
    description: FreeMarker template engine support as an alternative to JSP views.
  - name: Velocity
    description: Apache Velocity template engine for HTML view rendering.
- type: Blog
  url: https://struts.apache.org/announce.html
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: info@apievangelist.com