fast-cli

Test your download and upload speed using fast.com

Install

Ensure you have Node.js 20+ installed. Then run the following:

npm install --global fast-cli

This project uses Puppeteer under the hood. Most install issues are related to that.

Usage

$ fast --help

  Usage
    $ fast
    $ fast > file

  Options
    --upload, -u   Measure upload speed in addition to download speed
    --single-line  Reduce spacing and output to a single line
    --json         JSON output
    --verbose      Include latency and server location information

  Examples
    $ fast --upload > file && cat file
    17 Mbps
    4.4 Mbps

    $ fast --upload --json

Upload speed

Verbose output

Include additional diagnostic information like latency and client location:

fast --verbose

72 Mbps
8 Mbps

Latency: 8 ms (unloaded) / 16 ms (loaded)
Client: Osaka, JP • 216.144.245.67

JSON output

The speeds are in Mbps.

fast --upload --json

{
    "downloadSpeed": 52,
    "uploadSpeed": 64,
    "downloadUnit": "Mbps",
    "uploadUnit": "Mbps",
    "downloaded": 270,
    "uploaded": 290,
    "latency": 9,
    "bufferBloat": 46,
    "userLocation": "Somewhere, NO",
    "userIp": "49.222.206.21"
}

Related

• speed-test - Test your internet connection speed and ping using speedtest.net