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SuperTest

SuperTest is a Node.js library for testing HTTP servers by providing a high-level abstraction for HTTP assertions with a fluent API built on SuperAgent. Maintained by the Forward Email / ladjs open source organization, SuperTest allows developers to pass any http.Server or Express/Koa application and test HTTP requests and responses with chained assertions. It is widely used with Mocha, Jest, and other JavaScript testing frameworks for integration and end-to-end API testing.

SuperTest publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Testing, Functional Testing, HTTP Testing, Node.js, and JavaScript.

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

SuperTest’s developer surface includes documentation, release notes, and 5 more developer resources.

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35.1/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 3/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1
AccessFreemium
1 APIs
TestingFunctional TestingHTTP TestingNode.jsJavaScriptOpen SourceAPI TestingIntegration TestingSuperAgentFluent API

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scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1
Composite quality — 35.1/100 · thin
Contract Quality 5.7 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 1.7 / 20
Commercial Clarity 7.9 / 20
Operational Transparency 6.8 / 13
Governance 7.0 / 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.

SuperTest

SuperTest is a Node.js library for testing HTTP servers by providing a high-level abstraction for HTTP assertions with a fluent API built on SuperAgent. Supports GET, POST, PUT,...

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Supertest Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Supertest Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Supertest Finops

FINOPS

Semantic Vocabularies 1

JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.

Supertest Context

17 classes · 3 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

SuperTest API Rules

5 rules · 4 warnings 1 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 1

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

SuperTest Test Configuration

8 properties

JSON SCHEMA

JSON Structure 1

JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.

Supertest Test Config Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Examples 2

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

Supertest Get Request Example

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Supertest Post Request Example

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Resources

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation

Build 2

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization
 NPM Package
NPM Package

Operate 2

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Issues
Issues
 ReleaseNotes
ReleaseNotes

Commercial 1

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

License
License

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Website
Website

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: supertest
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/supertest.png
name: SuperTest
description: SuperTest is a Node.js library for testing HTTP servers by providing a high-level abstraction for HTTP assertions
  with a fluent API built on SuperAgent. Maintained by the Forward Email / ladjs open source organization, SuperTest allows
  developers to pass any http.Server or Express/Koa application and test HTTP requests and responses with chained assertions.
  It is widely used with Mocha, Jest, and other JavaScript testing frameworks for integration and end-to-end API testing.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/supertest/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-25'
modified: '2026-05-02'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
tags:
- Testing
- Functional Testing
- HTTP Testing
- Node.js
- JavaScript
- Open Source
- API Testing
- Integration Testing
- SuperAgent
- Fluent API
apis:
- aid: supertest:supertest
  name: SuperTest
  description: SuperTest is a Node.js library for testing HTTP servers by providing a high-level abstraction for HTTP assertions
    with a fluent API built on SuperAgent. Supports GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, PATCH HTTP methods with chainable assertions on
    status codes, headers, response bodies, cookies, and more.
  humanURL: https://github.com/ladjs/supertest
  tags:
  - Testing
  - HTTP Testing
  - Node.js
  - JavaScript
  - Open Source
  - API Testing
  - Integration Testing
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://github.com/ladjs/supertest#readme
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/ladjs/supertest
  - type: NPM Package
    url: https://www.npmjs.com/package/supertest
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/supertest/refs/heads/main/json-schema/supertest-test-config-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/supertest/refs/heads/main/json-structure/supertest-test-config-structure.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/supertest/refs/heads/main/json-ld/supertest-context.jsonld
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/supertest/refs/heads/main/vocabulary/supertest-vocabulary.yml
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://github.com/ladjs/supertest
- type: Documentation
  url: https://github.com/ladjs/supertest#readme
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/ladjs
- type: NPM Package
  url: https://www.npmjs.com/package/supertest
- type: License
  url: https://github.com/ladjs/supertest/blob/master/LICENSE
- type: Issues
  url: https://github.com/ladjs/supertest/issues
- type: ReleaseNotes
  url: https://github.com/ladjs/supertest/releases
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com