flask-restful/flask-restful
Simple framework for creating REST APIs observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5074
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 775
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
6915 stars · 1050 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Flask-RESTful is a Python extension for Flask that provides building blocks for creating REST APIs, including resource classes and request parsing. It simplifies building RESTful web services on top of Flask with minimal boilerplate.
Use cases
- build a REST API in Python
- create RESTful endpoints with Flask
- expose JSON APIs from a Flask app
- structure a small REST backend
- add resource-based routing to Flask
When to choose
- you already use Flask and want lightweight REST API support
- you need a simple, minimal framework for small-to-medium REST APIs
- you prefer resource classes over manual routing boilerplate
When to avoid
- you need async support or modern API features like OpenAPI generation out of the box
- you are starting a large new API project where FastAPI may be a better fit
- you need a framework under very active development
Facets
framework · maturity maintenance
api-framework web-framework routing middleware web-development backend apis python rest flask flask-extension
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/flask-restful/flask-restful · fetched 2026-08-28 · 7981dddf959a
- registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/flask-restful/json · fetched 2026-08-29 · 22939f5139d0
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| flask-restful/flask-restful | main | 23 |
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