robotframework-requests
Robot Framework keyword library wrapper around requests
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, with conditions. RequestsLibrary is stable and permissively licensed, making it a solid choice for Robot Framework-based API testing. However, the aging maintenance status (last release April 2024, no commits since December 2025) means you should verify compatibility with your current Robot Framework and Python versions before adopting it in new projects. If you're already using Robot Framework and need to test HTTP APIs, it remains a practical option; if you're starting fresh, check whether the project is still actively maintained.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Robot Framework to be installed; Robot Framework itself is a runtime dependency.
- Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel distribution.
- Maintenance status is aging—last release was 2024-04-07 and no commits since 2025-12-17—but the package remains in production/stable classification and is actively used (top 5000 on PyPI).
License · maintenance · safety
MIT (permissive) — MIT license is permissive; you can use, modify, and distribute this package with minimal restrictions, making it safe for commercial and proprietary projects.
last release 2024-04-07 (859 days) · last repo commit 2025-12-17 · 510 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 1,937,361 downloads/mo, #3,421 on PyPI
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pip install robotframework-requests
*** Settings ***
Library RequestsLibrary
*** Test Cases ***
Simple GET Test
${response}= GET https://www.google.com
Status Should Be 200 ${response}- Whether the aging maintenance status (859 days since last release) affects compatibility with current Python or Robot Framework versions.
- Current test coverage and whether sessionless keywords (introduced in 0.9) are fully stable.
What it is and what it does
RequestsLibrary is a Robot Framework library that wraps the Python Requests HTTP client to let you write API tests in Robot Framework's keyword-driven syntax rather than Python. It provides keywords for GET, POST, PUT, DELETE and other HTTP methods, with support for sessions, authentication, headers, JSON bodies, and status code assertions. You write tests in Robot Framework's plain-text or YAML format, and the library handles the HTTP communication and response parsing.
The library is designed for teams automating REST API testing without writing Python code. Version 0.9 introduced sessionless keywords (you can call GET directly without creating a session first) and implicit status code assertions that fail the test automatically on error responses. It depends on robotframework and requests, both widely-used packages, and installs as a pure Python wheel with low friction.
Use it for
- Automated REST API contract testing in Robot Framework test suites without Python scripting.
- End-to-end testing of microservices by making HTTP calls and validating JSON responses.
- Load and smoke testing of HTTP endpoints using Robot Framework's parallel execution.
- Integration testing that chains multiple API calls with session management and response reuse.
- Non-developer QA teams writing API tests in keyword-driven syntax instead of code.
Worth the install?
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Yes, with conditions.
RequestsLibrary is stable and permissively licensed, making it a solid choice for Robot Framework-based API testing. However, the aging maintenance status (last release April 2024, no commits since December 2025) means you should verify compatibility with your current Robot Framework and Python versions before adopting it in new projects. If you're already using Robot Framework and need to test HTTP APIs, it remains a practical option; if you're starting fresh, check whether the project is still actively maintained.
Install
robotframework-requests on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel distribution. Maintenance status is aging—last release was 2024-04-07 and no commits since 2025-12-17—but the package remains in production/stable classification and is actively used (top 5000 on PyPI).
Requires Robot Framework to be installed; Robot Framework itself is a runtime dependency.
License in practice
MIT license is permissive; you can use, modify, and distribute this package with minimal restrictions, making it safe for commercial and proprietary projects.
Quickstart
pip install robotframework-requests
*** Settings ***
Library RequestsLibrary
*** Test Cases ***
Simple GET Test
${response}= GET https://www.google.com
Status Should Be 200 ${response}Verify before relying
- Whether the aging maintenance status (859 days since last release) affects compatibility with current Python or Robot Framework versions.
- Current test coverage and whether sessionless keywords (introduced in 0.9) are fully stable.
Package facts
| License | MIT permissive |
| Python support | Not specified |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 2 packagesrobotframeworkrequests |
| Maintenance | Aging 859 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 1,937,361 / month, #3,421 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 5 - Production/StableLicense :: OSI Approved :: MIT LicenseOperating System :: OS IndependentProgramming Language :: PythonProgramming Language :: Python :: 2Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7Programming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9Topic :: Software Development :: Testing |
Evidence: robotframework_requests-0.9.7-py3-none-any.whl
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