# ufna/VaRest

REST API plugin for Unreal Engine 4 - we love restfull backend and JSON communications!

Repository: https://github.com/ufna/VaRest
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/varest
Homepage: https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/product/varest-plugin
Language: C++
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: unreal-engine, c-plus-plus, blueprint, rest-api, ue4, ue4-plugin, web, rest-client
Archived: true
Last push: 2024-11-01T23:02:41+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4456, "days_push": 670, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1133, forks 331 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:42.892271+00:00)

## What it is
VaRest is an Unreal Engine plugin that simplifies REST API communication and JSON handling, fully usable from Blueprints without C++ coding. It provides flexible HTTP/HTTPS request management, JSON object/value wrappers, and both event-based and latent async request control.

## Use cases
- call a REST API from Unreal Engine blueprints
- parse JSON responses in UE4 without writing C++
- make HTTP requests from a game to a backend server
- serialize and deserialize JSON in Unreal Engine
- handle async web requests with latent blueprint nodes

## When to choose
- you need REST/JSON communication in Unreal Engine with no C++ coding
- you want blueprint-friendly JSON wrappers with array and binary data support
- you prefer a mature, MIT-licensed plugin with a long track record

## When to avoid
- the project is archived and no longer actively maintained
- you need ongoing support or fixes for newer engine versions
- you need features beyond REST/JSON, like WebSockets or GraphQL

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: maintenance
- function: http-client, serialization, json
- domain: web-development, apis
- platform: cpp, game-engine, cross-platform
- tags: unreal-engine, blueprint, rest-client, ue4-plugin, ue5, game-development

## Member repositories
- ufna/VaRest (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:42.892271+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 2026-08-30T06:37:28.825404+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ufna/VaRest (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:42.892271+00:00, sha 3e4f56a7417b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.