# wiztools/rest-client

Tool to test HTTP/RESTful webservices.

Repository: https://github.com/wiztools/rest-client
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/wiztools-rest-client
Language: Java
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2025-06-05T12:44:49+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 41/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 25, release rhythm 28, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4594, "days_push": 454, "days_rel": 491, "gap_med": 34, "n_releases_24m": 4}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1532, forks 377 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:59.440340+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: stable
- function: http-client, testing, cli, gui
- domain: developer-tools, apis, web-development, testing
- platform: jvm, cross-platform, cli
- tags: rest-client, http-debugging, api-testing, swing-gui, batch-testing, desktop

## Member repositories
- wiztools/rest-client (main) score 41

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:59.440340+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 2026-08-30T04:31:20.703793+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/wiztools/rest-client (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:59.440340+00:00, sha 3a063c4dc0c7)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.