rest-client/rest-client

Health v2 · maintenance only

Flags: no_releases

Adoption not part of the score

5212 stars · 930 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

A simple HTTP and REST client library for Ruby with a Sinatra-inspired DSL for specifying actions like get, put, post, and delete. It handles cookies, redirects, MIME types, and authentication for consuming REST resources.

Use cases

• make HTTP requests from Ruby
• call a REST API from a Ruby app
• consume JSON web services in Ruby
• simple GET/POST client without heavy dependencies
• script API interactions in Ruby

When to choose

• you want a minimal, DSL-style HTTP client in Ruby
• you need cookie, redirect, and basic auth handling out of the box
• you're maintaining an existing codebase already using rest-client

When to avoid

• you need an actively developed client with modern features (consider faraday or httparty)
• you need async or streaming HTTP
• you're starting a new project and want long-term support

Facets

library · maturity maintenance

http-client web-development apis developer-tools ruby rest dsl http api-client ruby-gem

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