​​hurl - (★5.2k at GitHub) - is a command line tool that runs HTTP requests defined in a simple plain text format.

It can chain requests, capture values and evaluate queries on headers and body response. Hurl is very versatile: it can be used for both fetching data and testing HTTP sessions.

Hurl makes it easy to work with HTML content, REST / SOAP / GraphQL APIs, or any other XML / JSON based APIs.

#http #testing #cli #rust

​​Bruno - (★ 11k at GitHub) is the opensource IDE For Exploring and Testing Api's (lightweight alternative to postman/insomnia).

If you think that Postman grew up into a monster, then try Bruno. Bruno is a new and innovative API client, aimed at revolutionizing the status quo represented by Postman and similar tools out there.

Bruno stores your collections directly in a folder on your filesystem. We use a plain text markup language, Bru, to save information about API requests.

You can use Git or any version control of your choice to collaborate over your API collections.

#rest #api #testing #curl

​​PoketBase - (★ 31.5k at GitHub) Open Source backend for your next SaaS and Mobile app in 1 file.

It consists of:
● embedded database (SQLite) with realtime subscriptions
● built-in files and users management
● convenient Admin dashboard UI
● and simple REST-ish API

#mobile #backend #mock #api #testing