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REST Layer, Go (golang) REST API framework observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/rs/rest-layer · homepage · Go · MIT (permissive) 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: 4053
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 1797
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1241 stars · 112 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

REST Layer is a Go API framework for building comprehensive, customizable REST (graph) APIs on top of pluggable storage backends with minimal boilerplate. Resources are defined via schemas, and the framework auto-generates routes, validation, conditional requests, caching, and optional GraphQL support.

Use cases

  • build a REST API in Go without writing handlers
  • auto-generate routes from resource schemas
  • serve a graph API with field selection to reduce round-trips
  • validate incoming data before it hits a custom storage handler
  • back an API with MongoDB or Elasticsearch with little code
  • add conditional requests and caching to an API server

When to avoid

  • you need full control over routing and handlers
  • you need a framework with frequent recent releases
  • your API is not resource/schema oriented

Facets

framework · maturity maintenance

api-framework web-framework routing serialization graphql middleware web-development backend apis go windows cross-platform rest-api schema-validation -schema storage-backends graph-api net-http linux macos

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