I've been using Insomnia, but it seems they've enshittified. I started it up after an upgrade and found that Environments are now paywalled/behind an account. Is there a true open-source alternative to Postman/Insomnia anyone recommends?
I've been using Insomnia, but it seems they've enshittified. I started it up after an upgrade and found that Environments are now paywalled/behind an account. Is there a true open-source alternative to Postman/Insomnia anyone recommends?
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Oriion@jlai.lu · 41 pts · 267d
I have been using Bruno and I am quite happy with it (+ you can version and share your projects) https://www.usebruno.com/
scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech · 8 pts · 267d
Bruno looks almost exactly the same! Thank you!
T4V0@lemmy.pt · 6 pts · 267d
Yep, it's also able to import Postman collections.
houjou@jlai.lu · 2 pts · 267d
I actually don't find bruno that great compare to insomnia. it doesn't have basic features like request history in the free tier.
There's Yaak which is pretty good aside the fact that it doesn't handle huge requests collections without lagging lile crazy.
After trying these two, I went back to insomnia.
CodenameDarlen@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 267d
TootSweet@lemmy.world · 28 pts · 267d
Curl.
nil@piefed.ca · 36 pts · 267d
https://justuse.org/curl/
favoredponcho@lemmy.zip · 6 pts · 267d
borokov@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 267d
Especially when the API is shit
racketlauncher831@lemmy.ml · -1 pts · 264d
Git gud, pal.
TootSweet@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 267d
Bookmarked that shit so fuckin' hard.
human@slrpnk.net · 13 pts · 267d
https://github.com/httpie
They have a CLI as well as a Postman like desktop interface. One thing I prefer about their GUI over Postman is the way variables are defined/edited for multiple environments in a single view.
scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech · 3 pts · 267d
This looks really nice! Thank you!
peskypry@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 267d
I could not find the license or source code for their desktop app. Is it even open source?
human@slrpnk.net · 3 pts · 267d
https://github.com/httpie/desktop
peskypry@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 264d
That repo does not have any source code or license. The license file has a link to their terms & conditions.
HubertManne@piefed.social · 2 pts · 267d
@scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech plus one to this. there is a fork of insomnia and its fine to but httpie was just as good and has an easier to remember name.
lens0021@programming.dev · 9 pts · 267d
There was postwowan, it is currently renamed to Hoppscotch https://github.com/hoppscotch/hoppscotch
SilentStoat@lemmy.ml · 6 pts · 267d
I've been using ATAC (Arguably a Terminal API Client) lately because I like everything to match my terminal theme.
https://github.com/Julien-cpsn/ATAC
asudox@lemmy.asudox.dev · 6 pts · 267d
I use this: https://github.com/darrenburns/posting
It has a TUI.
Or you can also just use curl.
blink@lemmy.wtf · 6 pts · 267d
I have fully moved to https://hoppscotch.io/
scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech · 1 pts · 266d
I see there's still a pro version though, that's how Insomnia started and features have slowly been leeching to "pro only", is that a worry with this one?
qaz@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 267d
https://hoppscotch.io/
lzs_jinxin@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 267d
Httpie
idriss@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 267d
iglou@programming.dev · 1 pts · 267d
I've given up on all these tools, as I have found working with your usual test framework (depending on your language) much more convenient after all.