taverntesting/tavern
A command-line tool and Python library and Pytest plugin for automated testing of RESTful APIs, with a simple, concise and flexible YAML-based syntax observed · 2026-09-01
Health v2 · maintenance only
77/100
- Activity 100
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3227
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 2
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1154 stars · 201 forks observed · 2026-09-01
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Tavern is a pytest plugin, command-line tool, and Python library for automated API testing using a concise YAML-based syntax. It supports testing RESTful HTTP APIs, MQTT-based APIs, and gRPC services.
Use cases
- write api tests in yaml
- test rest apis with pytest
- automated api testing in ci
- test mqtt apis
- test grpc services
- run api smoke tests from the command line
When to choose
- you want declarative, readable API tests without writing lots of Python boilerplate
- your team already uses pytest and wants to reuse its fixtures and ecosystem
- you need to test HTTP, MQTT, or gRPC interfaces in one tool
- you want API tests that run easily in CI pipelines
When to avoid
- you need complex programmatic test logic better expressed in plain Python code
- you prefer code-first API testing frameworks like pytest with requests or Schemathesis
- you need browser or UI end-to-end testing
- you dislike YAML-based configuration
Facets
library · maturity active
testing e2e-testing http-client testing apis developer-tools python cli cross-platform pytest-plugin yaml-tests api-testing mqtt grpc rest automation
3 sources
- readme: https://github.com/taverntesting/tavern · fetched 2026-09-01 · 69e52a5ff95b
- homepage: https://taverntesting.github.io/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · c4c57d77f433
- registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/tavern/json · fetched 2026-08-29 · c09387c6f48a
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| taverntesting/tavern | main | 77 |
For agents
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