Rest-Assured

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Introduction

Testing and validation of REST services in Java is harder than in dynamic languages such as Ruby and Groovy. REST Assured brings the simplicity of using these languages into the Java domain.

Features

These items are quoted from public documentation fetched on 25 Oct 2026. Taken from repository README headings.

1. News: 2026-10-23: REST Assured 6.3.0 is released. It prepares for REST Assured 7.0.0, which drops Apache HttpClient 4 and Groovy from the default dependencies. Every API that 7.0.0 removes now has a replacement, the old ones are deprecated, and the new rest-assured-openrewrite module has a recipe that moves your code over.…
2. Documentation: Getting started Usage Guide (click here for legacy documentation) Javadoc Rest Assured Javadoc Rest AssuredMockMvc Javadoc XmlPath Javadoc JsonPath Javadoc Release Notes FAQ

Pros

Points stated in the public sources fetched on 25 Oct 2026:

1. Published license: The GitHub repository lists Apache License 2.0 (Apache-2.0).
2. Repository topics: The repository’s GitHub topics include groovy, http, java, json, kotlin, rest, rest-api, test.

Cons

The pages fetched on 25 Oct 2026 do not publish a limitations list. That absence is not evidence that the tool has no drawbacks. Current issues are tracked at https://github.com/rest-assured/rest-assured/issues.

Usage and Links (Example)

The repository README includes this example (from “Examples”):

given().
    param("key1", "value1").
    param("key2", "value2").
when().
    post("/somewhere").
then().
    body(containsString("OK"));

Resources:

• Rest-Assured website
• GitHub repository
• Documentation

Pricing

The repository lists Apache License 2.0 (Apache-2.0). No public price was found on the pages fetched on 25 Oct 2026. This rewrite does not guess a number. Check the official website before treating the tool as free or paid.

Recommended for?

The fetched pages do not name a target audience. Decide fit from the official description and the feature list above.

Conclusion

Rest-Assured is summarized by its public description as: “Java DSL for easy testing of REST services.”.

No GitHub release was available when this page was rebuilt.

This page was rebuilt on 25 Oct 2026 from rest-assured.io, github.com. It keeps only what those pages stated. Confirm the current product, license, and price on the official site before you adopt it.