bombardier

name	bombardier
description	Use this skill when the user wants to benchmark HTTP servers, perform load testing, or measure API performance.

bombardier Plugin

Fast cross-platform HTTP benchmarking tool written in Go. Load test HTTP servers with configurable concurrency and request rates.

Commands

HTTP Benchmarking

• bombardier http benchmark — Run HTTP load test

Utility

• bombardier _ _ — Passthrough to bombardier CLI

Usage Examples

• "Benchmark this HTTP endpoint"
• "Load test the API"
• "Measure server performance"
• "Test API response times"

Installation

brew install bombardier

Or via Go:

go install github.com/codesenberg/bombardier/cmd/bombardier@latest

Examples

# Benchmark with default settings
bombardier http benchmark https://example.com

# Set number of requests
bombardier http benchmark https://example.com -n 1000

# Set concurrency
bombardier http benchmark https://example.com -c 10

# Set duration
bombardier http benchmark https://example.com -d 30s

# Set requests per second
bombardier http benchmark https://example.com -r 100

# Set HTTP method
bombardier http benchmark https://example.com -m POST

# Add custom header
bombardier http benchmark https://example.com -H "Authorization: Bearer token"

# Use fasthttp
bombardier http benchmark https://example.com --fasthttp

# Enable latency stats
bombardier http benchmark https://example.com -l

# Any bombardier command with passthrough
bombardier _ _ https://example.com -c 50 -n 1000
bombardier _ _ https://api.example.com -d 60s -r 200

Key Features

• Fast - Written in Go for performance
• Cross-platform - Linux, macOS, Windows
• Configurable - Concurrency, rate, duration
• Statistics - Detailed response time stats
• Latency - Latency histograms
• HTTP/HTTPS - Supports both protocols
• Methods - GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, etc.
• Headers - Custom HTTP headers
• Fasthttp - Optional fasthttp mode
• Reports - JSON and text output formats

Notes

• Default is GET requests
• Can test HTTP and HTTPS endpoints
• Useful for capacity planning
• Great for performance testing
• Shows percentiles (p50, p95, p99)