REST Assured

REST Assured is a Java library for simplifying the testing and validation of RESTful APIs. It provides a fluent domain-specific language (DSL) built on the given-when-then BDD pattern, making it easy to write readable and maintainable API tests. REST Assured supports HTTP methods GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, OPTIONS, PATCH, and HEAD, along with JSON and XML response validation, JSONPath and XmlPath parsing, multiple authentication schemes, Spring MockMvc integration, and full request/response logging. Version 6.0.0 requires Java 17+ and integrates with Groovy 5, Spring 7, and Jackson 3. The library is distributed via Maven Central under the io.rest-assured group ID and is used by tens of thousands of development teams for API automation testing.

REST Assured publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Functional Testing, Testing, Java, API Testing, and Automation.

The REST Assured catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

REST Assured’s developer surface includes documentation, support, and 5 more developer resources.

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37.9/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 3/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1

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1 APIs

Functional TestingTestingJavaAPI TestingAutomation

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Composite quality — 37.9/100 · thin

Contract Quality 8.5 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 2.6 / 20

Commercial Clarity 7.9 / 20

Operational Transparency 4.8 / 13

Governance 8.3 / 12

Discoverability 5.9 / 10

Agent readiness — 3/100 · human only

Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4

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APIs 1

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Rest Assured Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

JSON Schema 2

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

Examples 2

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

Design & Contract 2

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Vocabulary

Vocabulary

JSONLDContext

JSONLDContext

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Support

Support

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Website

Website

Source (apis.yml)

aid: rest-assured
name: REST Assured
description: REST Assured is a Java library for simplifying the testing and validation of RESTful APIs. It provides a fluent
  domain-specific language (DSL) built on the given-when-then BDD pattern, making it easy to write readable and maintainable
  API tests. REST Assured supports HTTP methods GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, OPTIONS, PATCH, and HEAD, along with JSON and XML
  response validation, JSONPath and XmlPath parsing, multiple authentication schemes, Spring MockMvc integration, and full
  request/response logging. Version 6.0.0 requires Java 17+ and integrates with Groovy 5, Spring 7, and Jackson 3. The library
  is distributed via Maven Central under the io.rest-assured group ID and is used by tens of thousands of development teams
  for API automation testing.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/rest-assured.png
tags:
- Functional Testing
- Testing
- Java
- API Testing
- Automation
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rest-assured/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-25'
modified: '2026-05-02'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: rest-assured:rest-assured
  name: REST Assured
  description: REST Assured is a Java DSL library for testing and validating RESTful APIs using a fluent, BDD-style syntax
    with given-when-then patterns. It supports HTTP methods, JSON/XML validation, authentication, JSONPath, XmlPath, and Spring
    MockMvc integration.
  humanURL: https://rest-assured.io
  tags:
  - Functional Testing
  - Testing
  - Java
  - API Testing
  - Automation
  - BDD
  - DSL
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://rest-assured.io/#docs
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://github.com/rest-assured/rest-assured/wiki/GettingStarted
  - type: Usage Guide
    url: https://github.com/rest-assured/rest-assured/wiki/Usage
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/rest-assured/rest-assured
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: https://github.com/rest-assured/rest-assured/blob/master/changelog.txt
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://github.com/rest-assured/rest-assured/wiki/FAQ
  - type: Javadoc
    url: http://www.javadoc.io/doc/io.rest-assured/rest-assured/latest
  - type: Maven Central
    url: https://central.sonatype.com/artifact/io.rest-assured/rest-assured
  - type: JSONSchema
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  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rest-assured/refs/heads/main/json-schema/rest-assured-response-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rest-assured/refs/heads/main/json-structure/rest-assured-request-structure.json
  - type: Examples
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rest-assured/refs/heads/main/examples/rest-assured-get-user-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rest-assured/refs/heads/main/examples/rest-assured-post-user-example.json
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/rest-assured-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://rest-assured.io
- type: Documentation
  url: https://rest-assured.io/#docs
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/rest-assured
- type: Support
  url: http://groups.google.com/group/rest-assured
- type: Vocabulary
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rest-assured/refs/heads/main/vocabulary/rest-assured-vocabulary.yml
- type: JSONLDContext
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rest-assured/refs/heads/main/json-ld/rest-assured-context.jsonld
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

REST Assured

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APIs 1

REST Assured

Pricing Plans 1

Rest Assured Plans Pricing

Rate Limits 1

Rest Assured Rate Limits

FinOps 1

Rest Assured Finops

Semantic Vocabularies 1

Rest Assured Context

Spectral Rules 1

REST Assured API Rules

JSON Schema 2

REST Assured Request Specification

REST Assured Response Specification

JSON Structure 1

Rest Assured Request Structure

Examples 2

Rest Assured Get User Example

Rest Assured Post User Example

Security Posture 1

Rest Assured Domain Security

Resources

Documentation 1

Design & Contract 2

Build 1

Access & Security 1

Operate 1

Company 1

Source (apis.yml)