Echo

Echo v5.4.0 — release documentation

Build fast Go APIs.
Without the bloat.

A high-performance, minimalist Go web framework — a zero-allocation router, batteries-included middleware, and an expressive API. Ship production services in minutes.

Get Started 32.8k on GitHub

go get github.com/labstack/echo/v5

e := echo.New()

// Middleware
e.Use(middleware.RequestLogger())
e.Use(middleware.Recover())

// Route => handler
e.GET("/", func(c *echo.Context) error {
  return c.String(http.StatusOK, "Hello, World!\n")
})

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0 allocsrouter, per request

25+built-in middlewares

MITopen source license

Why Echo

Everything you need. Nothing you don’t.

Optimized Router

Radix-tree routing with zero dynamic allocation and smart route prioritization.

Batteries-included Middleware

CORS, JWT, rate-limit, gzip, recover, request logging — 25+ built in.

Data Binding

Bind JSON, XML, form, query & path params into typed structs, with validation.

Automatic TLS

HTTPS out of the box via Let’s Encrypt, plus HTTP/2 support.

Extensible

Composable middleware and a clean, minimal interface for total control.

Templates

Plug in any Go template engine for fast, flexible HTML rendering.

Get Started

A running server in three steps.

Install

Create a module and add Echo.

go mod init myapp
go get github.com/labstack/echo/v5

Write

Save the Hello World server as server.go.

package main

import (
  "context"
  "net/http"

  "github.com/labstack/echo/v5"
  "github.com/labstack/echo/v5/middleware"
)

func main() {
  // Echo instance
  e := echo.New()

  // Middleware
  e.Use(middleware.RequestLogger())
  e.Use(middleware.Recover())

  // Route => handler
  e.GET("/", func(c *echo.Context) error {
    return c.String(http.StatusOK, "Hello, World!\n")
  })

  // Start server
  sc := echo.StartConfig{Address: ":1323"}
  if err := sc.Start(context.Background(), e); err != nil {
    e.Logger.Error("failed to start server", "error", err)
  }
}