Dredd — HTTP API Testing Framework

Dredd is a language-agnostic command-line tool for validating API description document against backend implementation of the API.

• Documentation
• Changelog
• Contributor's Guidelines

Dredd reads your API description and step by step validates whether your API implementation replies with responses as they are described in the documentation.

Supported API Description Formats

• API Blueprint
• OpenAPI 2 (formerly known as Swagger)
• OpenAPI 3 (experimental, contributions welcome!)

Supported Hooks Languages

Dredd supports writing hooks — a glue code for each test setup and teardown. Following languages are supported:

• Go
• Node.js (JavaScript)
• Perl
• PHP
• Python
• Ruby
• Rust
• Didn't find your favorite language? Add a new one!

Supported Systems

• Linux, macOS, Windows, ...
• Travis CI, CircleCI, Jenkins, AppVeyor, ...

Installation

$ npm install -g dredd

Quick Start

1. Create an API Blueprint file called api-description.apib. Follow tutorial at API Blueprint website or just take one of the ready-made examples.

2. Run interactive configuration:

   $ dredd init

3. Run Dredd:

   $ dredd

4. To see how to use all Dredd's features, browse the full documentation.

Howtos, Tutorials, Blogposts (3rd party)

• Maintenir à jour sa documentation d'API avec Dredd! 05/06/2019
• Dredd - Language-agnostic HTTP API Testing Tool - Interview with Honza Javorek 03/22/2019
• Laravel OpenAPI 3 Documentation Verification Using Dredd 02/24/2019
• Testing your API with Dredd 09/27/2018
• Writing Testable API Documentation Using APIB and Dredd (Rails) 06/29/2018
• Design-first API Specification Workflow Matures 03/01/2018
• Writing and testing API specifications with API Blueprint, Dredd and Apiary 12/04/2017
• Testing an API Against its Documentation 11/23/2017
• Keeping Documentation Honest 11/21/2017
• Apiary designed APIs tested using Dredd 09/20/2017
• Dredd + Swagger for REST API testing 01/24/2017
• Testing Your API Documentation With Dredd 08/08/2016
• DREDD API Tester works with API Blueprints 07/05/2016
• Documentation driven API Development using Laravel, Dredd and Apiary 06/21/2016
• Dredd v1.1.0: A Bit Different 06/20/2016
• Dredd: Do Your HTTP API Justice 01/28/2015