The BEST API Client - Open-Source & Git-friendly (Bruno)

[@samanderson4881]

This is a huge increase in capability since I tried it last year. Absolutely excellent

[@Argimko]

Your precicious focus attention into webdev is brilliant!

[@cedricv-p9z]

Anytime I can avoid Postman by using Bruno (or HTTP files) I will.

[@dyto2287]

Or you could rather just write tests. I haven't touched postman or any other similar API client for last 5 years. It takes almost the same amount of time to write a quick HTTP test as to configure Postman call. But you get repeatable test that is always running when you make changes. Rarely, I would use cURL to test something that is not related to the project I'm working on.

[@codeman99-dev]

Seems to be delivering on the initial announcement. Very cool. Personally, I like `hurl`.

[@nicholasbicholas]

+1 hurl, great tool

[@PragmaticIT]

I've use bruno for 1 year and have a great experience with it

[@requestly]

You should also try out Requestly API Client - Open-Source Chrome Extension that helps with API Mocking, Testing and Development. It is simple, fast and works directly in the browser.

[@MasarJuraj]

Thanks for an awesome overview! 🙏

[@mvgsyt8232]

using it for a Month its best one of my fav

[@requestfx5585]

Thanks, this is just the perfect api client. If I would code one myself it would be exactly like that

[@nd_otd]

Same. I'm almost tempted to create one myself since I don't like other Postman alternatives, but fortunately this one looks promising

[@MichealPalliparambil-w5k]

I prefer hopscotch tbh! lightweight..

[@underTheStorm]

Sounds cool! If only I can export my insomnia collections and start using this

[@betterstack]

You can! docs.usebruno.com/get-started/import-export-data/import-collections

[@__Brandon__]

Great find

[@nd_otd]

I've been looking and trying Postman alternatives every now and then, but I always find them unsatisfactory. Bruno looks like exactly what I want. I'll be perfectly happy even without the missing features mentioned.

[@stdpi]

i'd love hoppscotch, the only footprint is the cache and the browser addon. it support more protocol (iirc)

[@johnmichaelechavez5979]

Insomia user here

[@printTest]

Unfortunately mock server feature is so long on their roadmap. Right now I'm using mockoon but it's using json to manage the API which is a nightmare to fix on git conflict.

[@TheNewton]

Be aware of that fat resource footprint in bruno's desktop version built using electron. As are most api-clients.

[@Chainelove]

The only problem I have with it is manually URL encoding JSON objects passed as request parameters, absolutely perfect for the rest *giggles*

[@angrykideminem]

Subarashi

[@cyberwoodoo9466]

there's another one called Advanced Rest Client ARC

[@adeladnan6823]

Another alternative I liked was HTTPIE

[@bloody_albatross]

One of those days I'm going to use a tool like that instead of curl (and bash for automation).

[@mosimadamentt9719]

We don't talk about Bruno no no no

[@HiImKyle]

Fed up of people talking about Postman and claiming you are required to log in to use it. You just aren't, at all, yet everyone says that. I haven't logged into it at all since I started using it. Don't get me wrong, that doesn't mean you should use Postman, but using that specific thing against Postman is dumb

[@EinLinuus]

on my work machine, I am forced to login. there used to be a skip button, but this button no longer exists and I am forced to login. Sometimes the first login attempt fails and then I am redirected back to the app with some error screen that still contains a “continue without login” button, but when I press that it loads for a sec and then sends me back to the login screen. It has gotten so annoying to use it :/

[@tolotrarabefaly1333]

I'm not sure about that. I've always used Postman but at some point in time, they made the login mandatory from an update.

[@RumakInaph]

Please stop with these promoted videos .. unsubbed

[@betterstack]

Hi! None of these are sponsored. These are my own opinions. I like to shout out cool things when I find them and tell others about them too! - James