diff --git a/explorer/rest/tests/test_rest.py b/explorer/rest/tests/test_rest.py
index 981bbcbe4..1be196d2c 100644
--- a/explorer/rest/tests/test_rest.py
+++ b/explorer/rest/tests/test_rest.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 from rest import create_app
 
-from .test.DatabaseTestUtils import BLOCK_VIEWS, DatabaseConfig, initialize_database
+from .test.DatabaseTestUtils import BLOCK_VIEWS, NAMESPACE_VIEWS, DatabaseConfig, initialize_database
 
 DATABASE_CONFIG_INI = 'db_config.ini'
 
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@
 
 EXPECTED_BLOCK_VIEW_2 = BLOCK_VIEWS[1]
 
+EXPECTED_NAMESPACE_VIEW_1 = NAMESPACE_VIEWS[0]
+
+EXPECTED_NAMESPACE_VIEW_2 = NAMESPACE_VIEWS[1]
+
+
 # endregion
 
 # region fixtures
@@ -180,3 +185,104 @@ def test_api_nem_blocks_invalid_sort(client):  # pylint: disable=redefined-outer
 
 
 # endregion
+
+
+# region /namespace/<name>
+
+def _assert_get_api_nem_namespace_by_name(client, name, expected_status_code, expected_result):  # pylint: disable=redefined-outer-name
+	# Act:
+	response = client.get(f'/api/nem/namespace/{name}')
+
+	print(response.json)
+
+	# Assert:
+	assert expected_status_code == response.status_code
+	assert expected_result == response.json
+
+
+def test_api_nem_namespace_by_name(client):  # pylint: disable=redefined-outer-name
+	_assert_get_api_nem_namespace_by_name(client, 'oxford', 200, EXPECTED_NAMESPACE_VIEW_1.to_dict())
+
+
+def test_api_nem_namespace_non_exist(client):  # pylint: disable=redefined-outer-name
+	_assert_get_api_nem_namespace_by_name(client, 'non_exist_namespace', 404, {
+		'message': 'Resource not found',
+		'status': 404
+	})
+
+# endregion
+
+
+# region /namespaces
+
+def _get_api_nem_namespaces(client, **query_params):  # pylint: disable=redefined-outer-name
+	query_string = '&'.join(f'{key}={val}' for key, val in query_params.items())
+	return client.get(f'/api/nem/namespaces?{query_string}')
+
+
+def _assert_get_api_nem_namespaces(client, expected_code, expected_result, **query_params):  # pylint: disable=redefined-outer-name
+	# Act:
+	response = _get_api_nem_namespaces(client, **query_params)
+
+	# Assert:
+	assert expected_code == response.status_code
+	assert expected_result == response.json
+
+
+def test_api_nem_namespaces_without_params(client):  # pylint: disable=redefined-outer-name, invalid-name
+	# Act:
+	response = _get_api_nem_namespaces(client)
+
+	# Assert:
+	assert 200 == response.status_code
+	assert [EXPECTED_NAMESPACE_VIEW_2.to_dict(), EXPECTED_NAMESPACE_VIEW_1.to_dict()] == response.json
+
+
+def test_api_nem_namespaces_applies_limit(client):  # pylint: disable=redefined-outer-name, invalid-name
+	_assert_get_api_nem_namespaces(client, 200, [EXPECTED_NAMESPACE_VIEW_2.to_dict()], limit=1)
+
+
+def test_api_nem_namespaces_applies_offset(client):  # pylint: disable=redefined-outer-name, invalid-name
+	_assert_get_api_nem_namespaces(client, 200, [EXPECTED_NAMESPACE_VIEW_1.to_dict()], offset=1)
+
+
+def test_api_nem_namespaces_applies_sorted_by_id_desc(client):  # pylint: disable=redefined-outer-name, invalid-name
+	_assert_get_api_nem_namespaces(client, 200, [EXPECTED_NAMESPACE_VIEW_2.to_dict(), EXPECTED_NAMESPACE_VIEW_1.to_dict()], sort='desc')
+
+
+def test_api_nem_namespaces_applies_sorted_by_id_asc(client):  # pylint: disable=redefined-outer-name, invalid-name
+	_assert_get_api_nem_namespaces(client, 200, [EXPECTED_NAMESPACE_VIEW_1.to_dict(), EXPECTED_NAMESPACE_VIEW_2.to_dict()], sort='asc')
+
+
+def test_api_nem_namespaces_with_all_params(client):  # pylint: disable=redefined-outer-name, invalid-name
+	_assert_get_api_nem_namespaces(client, 200, [EXPECTED_NAMESPACE_VIEW_2.to_dict()], limit=1, offset=1, sort='asc')
+
+
+def _assert_get_api_nem_namespaces_fail(client, **query_params):  # pylint: disable=redefined-outer-name
+	# Act:
+	response = _get_api_nem_namespaces(client, **query_params)
+
+	# Assert:
+	assert 400 == response.status_code
+	assert {
+		'message': 'Bad request',
+		'status': 400
+	} == response.json
+
+
+def test_api_nem_namespaces_invalid_limit(client):  # pylint: disable=redefined-outer-name, invalid-name
+	_assert_get_api_nem_namespaces_fail(client, limit=-1)
+	_assert_get_api_nem_namespaces_fail(client, limit='invalid')
+
+
+def test_api_nem_namespaces_invalid_offset(client):  # pylint: disable=redefined-outer-name, invalid-name
+	_assert_get_api_nem_namespaces_fail(client, offset=-1)
+	_assert_get_api_nem_namespaces_fail(client, offset='invalid')
+
+
+def test_api_nem_namespaces_invalid_sort(client):  # pylint: disable=redefined-outer-name
+	_assert_get_api_nem_namespaces_fail(client, sort=-1)
+	_assert_get_api_nem_namespaces_fail(client, sort='invalid')
+
+
+# endregion