Skip to content
The Internet Compass

Repository

gin-gonic/gin

Gin is a high-performance HTTP web framework written in Go. It provides a Martini-like API but with significantly better performance—up to 40 times faster—thanks to httprouter. Gin is designed for building REST APIs, web applications, and microservices.

frameworkgingomiddlewareperformancerouterserver
★ 89.2k8.7k forksGoView on GitHub ↗

Homepage

https://gin-gonic.com/ ↗

Sourced from GitHub · Updated September 6, 2026

Data from the GitHub REST API. Not affiliated with or endorsed by GitHub.

View original source ↗Spot an error on this page? Let us know →

FAQ

Common questions

What is gin-gonic/gin?

Gin is a high-performance HTTP web framework written in Go. It provides a Martini-like API but with significantly better performance—up to 40 times faster—thanks to httprouter. Gin is designed for building REST APIs, web applications, and microservices.

What license does gin-gonic/gin use?

gin-gonic/gin is licensed under MIT.

How popular is gin-gonic/gin?

gin-gonic/gin has 89.2k stars and 8.7k forks on GitHub, with 769 open issues.

Is gin-gonic/gin actively maintained?

The last push to gin-gonic/gin was August 15, 2026.