goadesign/goa

Design-first Go framework that generates API code, documentation, and clients. Define once in an elegant DSL, deploy as HTTP and gRPC services with zero drift between code and docs.

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This project helps Go developers build web APIs and microservices by starting with a clear design. You define your API's structure and behavior using a special language, and Goa then automatically creates all the necessary code, documentation, and client libraries. This ensures your API code and documentation always match, saving development time and reducing errors for developers building backend services.

6,064 stars. Actively maintained with 4 commits in the last 30 days.

Use this if you are a Go developer building new APIs or microservices and want to ensure consistency, reduce boilerplate, and keep your code and documentation perfectly synchronized.

Not ideal if you are not developing in Go or if your project doesn't involve building new API endpoints.

API-development microservices backend-engineering Go-programming API-design
No Package No Dependents
Maintenance 16 / 25
Adoption 10 / 25
Maturity 16 / 25
Community 20 / 25

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6,064

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581

Language

Go

License

MIT

Last pushed

Mar 19, 2026

Commits (30d)

4

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