# rest-sh/restish

Restish is a CLI for interacting with REST-ish HTTP APIs with some nice features built-in

Repository: https://github.com/rest-sh/restish
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/restish
Homepage: https://rest.sh/
Language: Go
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: cli, rest, rest-client, openapi3, json-schema, http2, json, cbor, msgpack, brotli, gzip, yaml, oauth2, swagger, hypermedia, fastapi, auth, auth0, hacktoberfest, openapi31
Last push: 2026-08-24T17:07:44+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 96/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 90, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2301, "days_push": 9, "days_rel": 64, "gap_med": 5.0, "n_releases_24m": 9}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1367, forks 104 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:31.279521+00:00)

## What it is
Restish is a Go-based command-line client for interacting with REST-ish HTTP APIs. It makes generic HTTP requests, auto-discovers OpenAPI descriptions to generate API-aware commands, and handles auth profiles, output filtering, pagination, and plugins.

## Use cases
- call rest apis from the command line
- test api endpoints without writing curl commands
- generate a cli from an openapi spec
- manage api keys and oauth tokens for http requests
- filter and format  api responses in the terminal
- follow pagination links when fetching api data
- send cbor or msgpack request bodies

## When to choose
- you frequently explore or script against REST APIs from a terminal
- you want OpenAPI-driven commands, completions, and auth profiles instead of raw curl
- you need rich output formats like tables, YAML, NDJSON, or jq-style filtering

## When to avoid
- you need a graphical API client like Postman or Insomnia
- you only make occasional simple requests and already know curl well
- you need GraphQL or gRPC support rather than REST/HTTP APIs

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: http-client, cli, auth, api-framework, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, apis, web-development
- platform: cli, windows, cross-platform, go
- tags: rest-client, openapi, http2, hypermedia, oauth2, content-negotiation, api-cli, jq-filtering, pagination, plugins, command-line, macos, linux, docker

## Member repositories
- rest-sh/restish (main) score 96

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:31.279521+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 2026-08-30T04:41:09.207501+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/rest-sh/restish (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:31.279521+00:00, sha 26abecb8571c)
  - homepage: https://rest.sh/ (fetched 2026-08-29T11:58:21.012680+00:00, sha a3cd4ed18af0)
  - site_page: https://rest.sh/docs/guides/authentication (fetched 2026-08-29T11:58:21.040996+00:00, sha ea2b18e7bb2c)
  - site_page: https://rest.sh/docs/getting-started/install (fetched 2026-08-29T11:58:21.043397+00:00, sha 1bd84c69f4ef)
  - site_page: https://rest.sh/docs/getting-started/tour (fetched 2026-08-29T11:58:21.021868+00:00, sha 62514943972b)
  - site_page: https://rest.sh/docs/guides (fetched 2026-08-29T11:58:21.025267+00:00, sha dd379f2fb914)
  - site_page: https://rest.sh/docs/reference (fetched 2026-08-29T11:58:21.027628+00:00, sha f8a2112a01c8)
  - site_page: https://rest.sh/docs/getting-started/connect-to-an-api (fetched 2026-08-29T11:58:21.030889+00:00, sha 7989bf1122d3)
  - site_page: https://rest.sh/docs/guides/input (fetched 2026-08-29T11:58:21.033376+00:00, sha 011ad400a560)
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- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.