apiaryio/dredd
Language-agnostic HTTP API Testing Tool observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
10/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: archived
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4746
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 844
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
4222 stars · 276 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Dredd is a language-agnostic command-line tool that validates an API's backend implementation against its API description document (API Blueprint, OpenAPI 2/Swagger, or experimental OpenAPI 3). It executes requests step by step and checks that responses match the documented specification, with hooks support in multiple languages.
Use cases
- validate my API implementation against its OpenAPI spec
- contract-test a REST API from the command line
- run API documentation tests in CI
- check that API responses match Swagger definitions
- test an HTTP API described in API Blueprint
- add setup and teardown hooks to API tests in Python or Ruby
When to choose
- you have an API Blueprint or OpenAPI 2 document and want spec-conformance testing
- you want a language-agnostic test runner driven by your API docs
- you need CI-friendly API validation across Linux, macOS, and Windows
When to avoid
- you need first-class OpenAPI 3 support (still experimental)
- you want unit tests for business logic rather than spec validation
- your API is GraphQL or non-HTTP
Facets
cli-tool · maturity maintenance
testing e2e-testing cli http-client api-framework testing apis developer-tools web-development documentation cli windows cross-platform api-testing openapi swagger api-blueprint contract-testing test-runner hooks ci-cd nodejs linux macos
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/apiaryio/dredd · fetched 2026-08-28 · 65f912d07cca
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| apiaryio/dredd | main | 10 |
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