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A collaborative list of great resources about RESTful API architecture, development, test, and performance

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fastapi/fastapi

FastAPI framework, high performance, easy to learn, fast to code, ready for production

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Python Flask PydanticAI pytest Starlette PDM uv

GitHub topics

#api #async #asyncio #fastapi #framework #json

Updated: 2026-09-14
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2018-12-05
License: MIT
Issues: 77 open

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Forks: 9,885
Commits: 7,713 commits
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typicode/json-server

Get a full fake REST API with zero coding in less than 30 seconds (seriously)

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JavaScript npm pnpm

GitHub topics

#api #fake #frontend #json #mock #rest

Updated: 2026-03-23
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2013-11-30
License: MIT
Issues: 721 open

75,709

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Forks: 7,270
Commits: 1,042 commits
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Kong/insomnia

The open-source, cross-platform API client for GraphQL, REST, WebSockets, SSE and gRPC. With Cloud, Local and Git storage.

AI dev

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TypeScript Electron Express React Tailwind CSS npm

GitHub topics

#api #api-client #api-design #curl #electron-app #graphql

Updated: 2026-09-15
Lists: 6 list mentions
First commit: 2016-03-16
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 876 open

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Forks: 2,365
Commits: 6,496 commits
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Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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httpie/cli

🥧 HTTPie CLI — modern, user-friendly command-line HTTP client for the API era. JSON support, colors, sessions, downloads, plugins & more.

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Python pytest pip

GitHub topics

#api #api-client #api-testing #cli #client #curl

Updated: 2024-12-17
Lists: 7 list mentions
First commit: 2012-02-25
License: BSD-3-Clause
Issues: 338 open

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Forks: 4,004
Commits: 1,797 commits
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Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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slatedocs/slate

Beautiful static documentation for your API

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GitHub topics

#api #api-documentation #slate #static-site-generator

Updated: 2026-02-01
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2026-02-01
License: Unknown
Issues: 50 open

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Forks: 362
Commits: 1 commit
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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PostgREST/postgrest

REST API for any Postgres database

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Haskell pip

GitHub topics

#api #automatic-api #database #haskell #http #pg

Updated: 2026-09-08
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2014-06-17
License: MIT
Issues: 404 open

27,645

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Forks: 1,226
Commits: 6,101 commits
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Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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OpenAPITools/openapi-generator

OpenAPI Generator allows generation of API client libraries (SDK generation), server stubs, documentation and configuration automatically given an OpenAPI Spec (v2, v3)

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Java

GitHub topics

#api #api-client #api-server #generator #hacktoberfest #openapi

Updated: 2026-09-10
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2011-07-06
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 5,755 open

26,735

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Forks: 7,670
Commits: 23,124 commits
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Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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microsoft/api-guidelines

Microsoft REST API Guidelines

GitHub topics

#api #guidelines #rest-api #styleguide

Updated: 2026-08-05
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-07-12
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 176 open

23,332

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Forks: 2,689
Commits: 951 commits
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Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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shieldfy/API-Security-Checklist

Checklist of the most important security countermeasures when designing, testing, and releasing your API

GitHub topics

#api #jwt #oauth2 #security

Updated: 2026-07-21
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2017-07-08
License: MIT
Issues: 2 open

23,331

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Forks: 2,648
Commits: 374 commits
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NangoHQ/nango

Connect your agents & product to 1,000 APIs.

AI dev

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TypeScript Express React Tailwind CSS Vite npm

GitHub topics

#access-token #api #api-client #api-integration #api-integrations #integrations

Updated: 2026-10-16
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2020-04-09
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 120 open

12,716

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Forks: 1,443
Commits: 7,963 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: +119 +0.9%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: +68 +0.9%

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TykTechnologies/tyk

Tyk Open Source API Gateway written in Go, supporting REST, GraphQL, TCP and gRPC protocols

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Go gRPC Go Go modules npm

GitHub topics

#api #api-gateway #api-management #cloudnative #go #graphql

Updated: 2026-09-10
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2014-05-07
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 509 open

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Forks: 1,167
Commits: 5,446 commits
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Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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falconry/falcon

The no-magic web API and microservices framework for Python developers, with a focus on reliability and performance at scale.

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Python pytest PEP 517 pip

GitHub topics

#api #api-rest #asgi #http #microservices #python

Updated: 2026-09-07
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2012-12-06
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 155 open

9,798

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Forks: 1,032
Commits: 2,171 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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api-platform/api-platform

🕸️ Create REST and GraphQL APIs, scaffold Jamstack webapps, stream changes in real-time.

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PHP Symfony Composer

GitHub topics

#api #api-platform #framework #frankenphp #graphql #graphql-server

Updated: 2026-09-01
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2015-06-12
License: MIT
Issues: 2 open

9,184

stars

Forks: 972
Commits: 850 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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httpie/http-prompt

An interactive command-line HTTP and API testing client built on top of HTTPie featuring autocomplete, syntax highlighting, and more. https://twitter.com/httpie

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Python pytest pip

GitHub topics

#api #api-cli #api-testing #autocomplete #cli #developer-tools

Updated: 2024-05-21
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2016-04-06
License: MIT
Issues: 56 open

9,110

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Forks: 345
Commits: 391 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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encode/apistar

The Web API toolkit. 🛠

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Python pytest Starlette pip

GitHub topics

#api #python #rest

Updated: 2022-02-24
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-03-13
License: BSD-3-Clause
Issues: 30 open

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stars

Forks: 405
Commits: 768 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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prest/prest

Instant REST and MCP APIs for PostgreSQL and MySQL 8, on existing or new databases. CRUD, custom SQL routes, auth and ACL without writing a backend. Low-code, ⚡ realtime, high-performance. Native MySQL support since v2.5.

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Go Cobra gRPC Go React Tailwind CSS Go modules pnpm

GitHub topics

#api #baas #backend #crud #database #docker

Updated: 2026-10-09
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2016-11-22
License: MIT
Issues: 149 open

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stars

Forks: 325
Commits: 2,053 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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schemathesis/schemathesis

Catch API bugs before your users do

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Python Django FastAPI Flask pytest PEP 517

GitHub topics

#api #api-testing #cli #fuzzing #graphql #hypothesis

Updated: 2026-09-11
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2019-06-28
License: MIT
Issues: 9 open

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stars

Forks: 223
Commits: 5,023 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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zalando/restful-api-guidelines

A model set of guidelines for RESTful APIs and Events, created by Zalando

Stack

CSS

GitHub topics

#api #documentation #guidelines #rest-api #restful #restful-api

Updated: 2026-07-08
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-11-19
License: CC-BY-4.0
Issues: 14 open

3,244

stars

Forks: 448
Commits: 1,769 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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api-platform/core

The server component of API Platform: hypermedia and GraphQL APIs in minutes

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PHP Laravel React Symfony Composer npm

GitHub topics

#api #api-platform #graphql #hacktoberfest #hal #hydra-api

Updated: 2026-09-05
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-01-19
License: MIT
Issues: 278 open

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stars

Forks: 980
Commits: 7,373 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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nelmio/NelmioApiDocBundle

Generates documentation for your REST API from attributes

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PHP React React Native Symfony Tailwind CSS Composer pnpm

GitHub topics

#api #api-documentation #bundle #openapi #php #redoc

Updated: 2026-09-08
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-06-30
License: MIT
Issues: 51 open

2,367

stars

Forks: 907
Commits: 1,300 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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apioo/fusio

Self-Hosted API Management for Builders

Stack

PHP Composer

GitHub topics

#ai #ai-agents #api #api-gateway #api-management #api-manager

Updated: 2026-10-02
Lists: 4 list mentions
First commit: 2013-11-24
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 170 open

2,118

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Forks: 242
Commits: 1,975 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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iridakos/duckrails

Development tool to mock API endpoints quickly and easily - NOT MAINTAINED

Archived

Stack

Ruby Ruby on Rails Bundler

GitHub topics

#api #api-server #apis #developer-tools #developers #docker

Updated: 2025-12-11
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2016-03-05
License: MIT
Issues: 34 open

1,709

stars

Forks: 105
Commits: 291 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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JKHeadley/rest-hapi

🚀 A RESTful API generator for Node.js

Stack

JavaScript Express React npm Yarn

GitHub topics

#api #audit-log #crud #crud-api #crud-generator #documentation

Updated: 2023-03-26
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-09-09
License: MIT
Issues: 76 open

1,181

stars

Forks: 155
Commits: 1,243 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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zatosource/zato

ESB, SOA, REST, APIs and Cloud Integrations in Python

Stack

Python Actix Web Django pytest Cargo Composer Gradle

GitHub topics

#aerospace #airport #api #api-gateway #api-server #automation-framework

Updated: 2026-09-09
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2011-07-07
License: AGPL-3.0
Issues: Disabled

1,014

stars

Forks: 251
Commits: 11,506 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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balvig/spyke

Interact with REST services in an ActiveRecord-like manner

Stack

Ruby Bundler

GitHub topics

#activerecord #api #faraday #json #rest #rest-api

Updated: 2025-11-04
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2014-10-13
License: MIT
Issues: 17 open

902

stars

Forks: 65
Commits: 334 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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adidas/api-guidelines

adidas group API design guidelines

Stack

npm Yarn

GitHub topics

#adidas #adidas-group #api #architecture #async-api #asynchronous

Updated: 2025-09-19
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-01-18
License: MIT
Issues: 1 open

404

stars

Forks: 107
Commits: 730 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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Haufe-Lexware/api-style-guide

Haufe API Style Guide

GitHub topics

#api #hypermedia #styleguide

Updated: 2023-07-20
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-07-13
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 21 open

246

stars

Forks: 79
Commits: 135 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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