REST Assured
The facts below are what the maker publishes about REST Assured, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From REST Assured's own pricing page, checked 4 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| REST Assured | Free | Open source Java library · no paid plans stated |
The facts
Each one read from REST Assured's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Authentication
- The usage guide documents Basic, Digest, Form and OAuth authentication mechanisms.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Build tools
- The getting started guide provides Maven and Gradle dependencies, plus an SBT example for Scala.checked 4 Oct 2026
- HTTP methods
- It explicitly supports POST, GET, PUT, DELETE, OPTIONS, PATCH and HEAD requests.checked 4 Oct 2026
- JSON and XML
- The project provides JsonPath and XmlPath modules to parse JSON and XML documents.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Language extensions
- The project offers Scala support and Kotlin extension modules.checked 4 Oct 2026
- License
- The repository identifies its license as Apache License Version 2.0.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Maintainer and sponsor
- The project site says Johan Haleby maintains REST Assured with contributors and that Parkster sponsors the project.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- REST Assured is a Java DSL for simplifying tests of REST based services.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Response checks
- It can validate and verify response data, including response bodies, headers, cookies and status.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Schema validation
- A separate JSON Schema Validator module can check whether a JSON response conforms to a JSON Schema.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Security reporting
- The project asks reporters to submit vulnerabilities privately through GitHub’s private vulnerability reporting channel.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Security support limit
- Security fixes target the latest release line, and the project asks that issues be reproduced on the most recent release.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Spring support
- Separate modules support testing Spring MVC controllers and Spring WebFlux reactive controllers.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Support
- The repository directs users to a Google Groups mailing list for questions and support.checked 4 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2010checked 28 Sep 2026
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