![](https://media.giphy.com/media/Ur8iqy9FQfmPuyQpgy/giphy.gif) ![](https://iris-go.com/images/star_single.png) # Iris Web Framework

[![build status](https://img.shields.io/travis/kataras/iris/master.svg?style=for-the-badge)](https://travis-ci.org/kataras/iris) [![report card](https://img.shields.io/badge/report%20card-a%2B-ff3333.svg?style=for-the-badge)](https://goreportcard.com/report/github.com/kataras/iris) [![view examples](https://img.shields.io/badge/learn%20by-examples-0077b3.svg?style=for-the-badge)](https://github.com/kataras/iris/tree/master/_examples) [![chat](https://img.shields.io/gitter/room/iris_go/community.svg?color=blue&logo=gitter&style=for-the-badge)](https://gitter.im/iris_go/community) [![donate on PayPal](https://img.shields.io/badge/support-PayPal-blue.svg?style=for-the-badge)](https://www.paypal.me/kataras) Iris is a fast, simple yet fully featured and very efficient web framework for Go. It provides a beautifully expressive and easy to use foundation for your next website or API. Learn what [others say about Iris](https://iris-go.com/testimonials/) and **star** this github repository. Iris **version 12 released**. Read more [here](HISTORY.md#sa-26-october-2019--v1200). ## Learning Iris

Quick start

```sh # assume the following code in example.go file $ cat example.go ``` ```go package main import "github.com/kataras/iris/v12" func main() { app := iris.Default() app.Get("/ping", func(ctx iris.Context) { ctx.JSON(iris.Map{ "message": "pong", }) }) app.Run(iris.Addr(":8080")) } ``` ```sh # run example.go and # visit http://localhost:8080/ping on browser $ go run example.go ``` > Routing is powered by [muxie](https://github.com/kataras/muxie), the most powerful and fastest trie-based software written in Go.

Iris contains extensive and thorough **[wiki](https://github.com/kataras/iris/wiki)** making it easy to get started with the framework. For a more detailed technical documentation you can head over to our [godocs](https://godoc.org/github.com/kataras/iris). And for executable code you can always visit the [_examples](_examples/) repository's subdirectory. ### Do you like to read while traveling?

You can [request](https://bit.ly/iris-req-book) a PDF version and online access of the **E-Book** today and be participated in the development of Iris. ## Contributing We'd love to see your contribution to the Iris Web Framework! For more information about contributing to the Iris project please check the [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) file. [List of all Contributors](https://github.com/kataras/iris/graphs/contributors) ## Security Vulnerabilities If you discover a security vulnerability within Iris, please send an e-mail to [iris-go@outlook.com](mailto:iris-go@outlook.com). All security vulnerabilities will be promptly addressed. ## License The project name "Iris" was inspired by the Greek mythology. Iris Web Framework is free and open-source software licensed under the [3-Clause BSD License](LICENSE).