A sophisticated mock HTTP server for modern development and testing
Built-in token-based authentication system for secure API testing
Full HTTP method coverage including GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, PATCH, HEAD, OPTIONS
Intelligent in-memory state management for realistic API simulation
Comprehensive request logging and analytics for debugging
Cross-Origin Resource Sharing support out of the box
Includes ready-to-use test collection for immediate testing
pip install imitatusfrom imitatus.server import run_server
# Start the server
run_server(port=8000)# Authenticate
curl -X POST http://localhost:8000/api/login \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"username": "admin", "password": "password"}'
# Make requests
curl http://localhost:8000/api/items \
-H "Authorization: Bearer your-token-here"