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vlucas/frisby

Frisby is a REST API testing framework built on Jest that makes testing API endpoints easy, fast, and fun. observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/vlucas/frisby · homepage · JavaScript observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

60/100

  • Activity 61
  • Release rhythm 35
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_releases no_license

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: 5305
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 238
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1512 stars · 196 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Frisby.js is a REST API testing framework built on top of Jest that provides a fluent, promise-based API for testing HTTP endpoints. It includes built-in expect handlers for status codes, headers, JSON structure and types (via Joi), response times, and supports nested dependent requests and custom assertions.

Use cases

  • test rest api endpoints with jest
  • assert json response structure and types
  • write integration tests for http apis
  • chain dependent api calls in tests
  • validate api response status codes and headers
  • check api response time in tests

When to choose

  • you already use Jest and want fluent REST API testing
  • you need JSON schema/type assertions with Joi
  • you want parallel, sandboxed HTTP test execution

When to avoid

  • you test GraphQL or non-HTTP protocols
  • you need a framework-agnostic test runner
  • your project does not use Node.js

Facets

library · maturity active

testing e2e-testing http-client mocking testing apis web-development developer-tools cli cross-platform rest-api-testing jest api-testing-framework bdd joi-validation integration-testing nodejs javascript

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Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
vlucas/frisbymain60

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