wiztools/rest-client
Tool to test HTTP/RESTful webservices. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
41/100
- Activity 25
- Release rhythm 28
- Longevity 100
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: 34
- age_days: 4594
- days_rel: 491
- days_push: 454
- n_releases_24m: 4
Adoption not part of the score
1532 stars · 377 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A Java-based application for testing HTTP and RESTful web services, available as both a desktop GUI and a CLI for batch execution of saved request files. It has been in continuous development since 2007.
Use cases
- test rest api endpoints
- send http requests with custom headers
- debug restful web services
- run http request collections in batch
- manually exercise an api without writing code
- verify http responses during development
When to choose
- you want a lightweight desktop GUI for ad-hoc HTTP/REST testing
- you need a CLI to replay saved .rcq request files in CI or batch jobs
- you work on the JVM and prefer a Java-based tool
When to avoid
- you need automated API test suites with assertions and reporting (use Postman, REST Assured, or pytest)
- you want a modern collaborative API platform with team workspaces
- you need GraphQL or gRPC-specific tooling
Facets
application · maturity stable
http-client testing cli gui developer-tools apis web-development testing jvm cross-platform cli rest-client http-debugging api-testing swing-gui batch-testing desktop
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/wiztools/rest-client · fetched 2026-08-28 · 3a063c4dc0c7
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| wiztools/rest-client | main | 41 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="wiztools/rest-client")
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