# ElemeFE/restc

A server-side middleware to visualize REST requests.

Repository: https://github.com/ElemeFE/restc
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/restc
Homepage: https://elemefe.github.io/restc/
Language: HTML
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2022-12-09T23:32:59+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3586, "days_push": 1363, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1336, forks 110 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:25.456798+00:00)

## What it is
restc is a server-side HTTP middleware for Node.js that enhances debugging of RESTful APIs by rendering formatted JSON responses and a debug panel in the browser. It integrates with popular frameworks including Express, Koa, Koa2, and Hapi, and supports sharing requests via URL.

## Use cases
- debug REST APIs directly in the browser
- view formatted JSON responses from an API
- send GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE requests without curl or Postman
- share API requests with teammates via URL
- add a debug panel to an Express or Koa server

## When to choose
- you develop REST APIs in Node.js with Express, Koa, or Hapi and want in-browser debugging
- you want zero-setup API testing without external tools
- you need shareable request URLs for collaboration

## When to avoid
- your backend is not Node.js
- you need full API client features like environments, auth flows, or collections
- you are building GraphQL or non-REST APIs
- you need actively maintained tooling with recent updates

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: middleware, http-server, web-framework, developer-tools
- domain: web-development, backend, developer-tools, apis
- platform: -
- tags: rest-debugging, api-visualization, express-middleware, koa-middleware, hapi-plugin, browser-debug-panel, nodejs

## Member repositories
- ElemeFE/restc (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:25.456798+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:44:06.085316+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ElemeFE/restc (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:25.456798+00:00, sha adfd5c5a7a22)
  - homepage: https://elemefe.github.io/restc/ (fetched 2026-08-29T12:03:21.497500+00:00, sha 44136fa355b3)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.