Dredd

aid: dredd
name: Dredd
description: Dredd is a language-agnostic, open source HTTP API testing framework that validates API implementations against
  API Blueprint or OpenAPI (2.0/3.0) description documents.
type: Index
position: Tooling
access: Open Source
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
- Contract Testing
- API Testing
- OpenAPI
- API Blueprint
- Tooling
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/dredd/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-25'
modified: '2026-04-28'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: dredd:dredd
  name: Dredd
  description: Dredd is a language-agnostic command-line tool for validating an API description document against a backend
    implementation. It supports API Blueprint, OpenAPI 2.0, and OpenAPI 3.0, and provides hooks for custom test setup and
    teardown.
  humanURL: https://dredd.org
  tags:
  - Contract Testing
  - API Testing
  - OpenAPI
  - API Blueprint
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://dredd.org/en/latest/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/apiaryio/dredd
  - type: NPM Package
    url: https://www.npmjs.com/package/dredd
  - type: Issues
    url: https://github.com/apiaryio/dredd/issues
  - type: ReleaseNotes
    url: https://github.com/apiaryio/dredd/releases
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/dredd-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://dredd.org
- type: Documentation
  url: https://dredd.org/en/latest/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/apiaryio
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com