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HTTP performance-testing tool. Version 1.2.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-04-30.
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Package summary
HTTP performance-testing tool
Project links
Commands and aliases
- apib
- apibmon
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Project history and usage
apib, short for API Bench, is an Apigee-origin HTTP API benchmarking tool. It was designed as a modernized ApacheBench-like utility for testing HTTP/1.1 APIs with concurrency, keep-alive behavior, CSV output, OAuth 1.0 signing, and optional remote resource monitoring.
Project history
The public repository was created in 2013 under Apigee. The README describes the tool as stable, available on Linux, Mac OS X, and FreeBSD, and positioned as a simple performance-testing utility for HTTP API servers.
The repository is now archived on GitHub, so its package-manager value is mostly historical and operational rather than fast-moving. GitHub releases list apib 1.2 and 1.2.1 release candidates in 2020, while the README identifies 1.2.1 as the current version.
Adoption history
The README explicitly documents Homebrew installation for macOS and source builds for other platforms. The build documentation explains both Bazel and CMake paths, noting that the CMake build was used for Homebrew and potentially other repositories.
How it is used
A simple run looks like apib -c 100 -d 60 URL, which sends load for a time-bounded interval using a configured number of concurrent connections. The running guide emphasizes time-scheduled tests, warmup periods, HTTP verbs, request bodies, headers, HTTP Basic authentication, OAuth 1.0 signatures, and CSV output for automated test scripts.
apibmon is the companion remote-monitoring process. The official docs show apib using -M host:port to collect CPU and memory statistics from a target host running apibmon, with /proc-based resource collection on Linux-like systems.
Why package nerds care
apib sits in the lineage of tiny HTTP load-test binaries that are easy to install, script, and throw into CI or release checks. Package nerds care because it is both familiar, thanks to its ApacheBench-like shape, and different enough to preserve: HTTP/1.1 focus, OAuth signing, CSV automation, and remote monitoring made it useful for API-centric benchmarking.
Timeline
- 2013: Public apigee/apib repository created.
- 2020: GitHub releases published apib 1.2 and 1.2.1 release candidate.
- 2024: Repository metadata shows the project archived on GitHub.
Related projects
- apib is directly compared with ApacheBench in its own documentation. It is also adjacent to HTTP load generators, API performance smoke tests, libev-based clients, and Apigee API operational tooling.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: blue
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.
Risk classifier
blue risk · medium confidence · tool
Why
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
Signals
- text:http
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 13 platform targets.
- Installs with 2 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
apib | cli | global executable | |
apibmon | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version1.2.1
manager updated2026-04-30
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/apigee/apib
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/apigee/apibnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:apib |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.2.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/apib |
| Homepage | https://github.com/apigee/apib |
| Repository | https://github.com/apigee/apib |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/apigee/apib#readme |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Source archive | https://github.com/apigee/apib/archive/refs/tags/APIB_1_2_1.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-04-30T20:50:47+09:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | libev, openssl@3 |
| Build dependencies | cmake |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | apib |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | yes |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment