What lightweight API testing tools are you using in 2025?

3 pointsby themastletztes Jahr4 comments

Postman feels bloated lately, especially for quick testing or scripting. Curious what people are using instead, either CLI or minimal GUI tools.

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peterzam13letztes Jahr

I’m looking for something that plays nicely with markdown-based API docs. Sometimes I just want to trigger endpoints directly from docs — maybe something like restish with better OpenAPI support?

sksrbWgbfKletztes Jahr

I haven't tried it but you have https://posting.sh/ (TUI written in Python, can be installed with uv).

andrewdev365letztes Jahr

I’ve bounced between Insomnia, Bruno, and REST Client, but they all seem to lack one thing. Feels like we need a blend of Postman’s structure with a CLI tool’s speed.

testthetestletztes Jahr

For quick API checks I do love Bruno. It's also open source, and the spec is stored in Git, which is perfect for collaboration.