# rest-nvim/rest.nvim

A very fast, powerful, extensible and asynchronous Neovim HTTP client written in Lua.

Repository: https://github.com/rest-nvim/rest.nvim
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/restnvim
Language: Lua
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: neovim, lua, rest-client, http-client, neovim-plugin, nvim, curl
Last push: 2025-12-27T19:28:17+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 61/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 59, release rhythm 40, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1946, "days_push": 249, "days_rel": 448, "gap_med": 3.0, "n_releases_24m": 23}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2051, forks 146 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:09.592148+00:00)

## What it is
rest.nvim is an asynchronous HTTP client plugin for Neovim written in Lua, letting users run HTTP requests defined in .http files directly from the editor. It uses a pure Lua curl wrapper and tree-sitter for parsing, with hooks, environment variables, and response formatting features.

## Use cases
- test REST APIs from inside Neovim
- run HTTP requests from .http files
- replace Postman with an editor-based client
- inspect and format API responses in the editor
- chain requests using environment variables from responses
- save and reuse cookies across requests

## When to choose
- you live in Neovim and want lightweight API testing without leaving the editor
- you prefer plain-text .http files with tree-sitter syntax highlighting
- you need scriptable pre/post-request hooks and Lua extensibility

## When to avoid
- you need a GUI client with collections, team sharing, or mock servers
- you don't use Neovim
- you require advanced Postman-style features like automated test suites or API documentation

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: http-client, parser, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, apis, web-development
- platform: editor-plugin, cli
- tags: neovim, lua, rest-client, curl, http-files, tree-sitter, api-testing

## Member repositories
- rest-nvim/rest.nvim (main) score 61

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:09.592148+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 2026-08-30T02:57:34.128782+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/rest-nvim/rest.nvim (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:09.592148+00:00, sha c9fe310072d9)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.