I've used Insomnia in the past when I was evaluating various REST clients. At the time I was using mainly Burp and sometimes Postman. I did not stick to it mainly because I could not find some features that I needed for my work. From what I can see on the website, the new update is around the client apps built specifically for Mac, Windows and Linux, which in my mind is a welcome addition.
That being said, I will definitely have a look to see what is new.
Since everyone is putting their favorite REST client - here is my own (disclosure I am the author). I've built it to fit my own needs and combine essential features from other clients which I find useful. I looked mainly at Burp, Postman and of course Paw for inspiration.
The tool is available at the Chrome App Store here:
It is a work in progress but it has some features I am yet to see in other web-based REST clients, such as:
* Dynamic fields and variables that are re-computed on the fly.
* Built-in text transforms that allow me to recompute a value in its original form.
* Support for constructing multi-part requests with data and files easily.
* The ability to modify file names and file types in multi-part requests.
* Handle all headers (even those which are marked private in the Chrome and Firefox APIs).
* Works in both Chrome and Firefox - on problem.
* Locally cached for offline use.
* All requests originate from your own machine - the tool runs locally.
* Pretty-print everything including JavaScript, CSS, XML, HTML and many more.
* Pretty-print any type of form and request payload.
* Automatic code generator.
The reason it is a work in progress is because the current online version is at leas 3 versions behind from the libraries we use internally. We have scheduled some work to bring it up to date and we will be adding local storage and remote storage support very soon.
The tool is 100% free and it is part of our new tool stack at secapps.com. I need to say that we are revamping our current business model so that we can provide all of the tools free of charge to the larger community. These changes are not reflected on the site yet but I will as soon as the new stack is completed.
And if you are interested in these kind of stuff, here are a few more tools also free of charge:
That being said, I will definitely have a look to see what is new.
Since everyone is putting their favorite REST client - here is my own (disclosure I am the author). I've built it to fit my own needs and combine essential features from other clients which I find useful. I looked mainly at Burp, Postman and of course Paw for inspiration.
The tool is available at the Chrome App Store here:
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/rest2/oiikfajocfme...
You can also access it directly from here:
https://rest.secapps.com
It is a work in progress but it has some features I am yet to see in other web-based REST clients, such as:
* Dynamic fields and variables that are re-computed on the fly. * Built-in text transforms that allow me to recompute a value in its original form. * Support for constructing multi-part requests with data and files easily. * The ability to modify file names and file types in multi-part requests. * Handle all headers (even those which are marked private in the Chrome and Firefox APIs). * Works in both Chrome and Firefox - on problem. * Locally cached for offline use. * All requests originate from your own machine - the tool runs locally. * Pretty-print everything including JavaScript, CSS, XML, HTML and many more. * Pretty-print any type of form and request payload. * Automatic code generator.
The reason it is a work in progress is because the current online version is at leas 3 versions behind from the libraries we use internally. We have scheduled some work to bring it up to date and we will be adding local storage and remote storage support very soon.
The tool is 100% free and it is part of our new tool stack at secapps.com. I need to say that we are revamping our current business model so that we can provide all of the tools free of charge to the larger community. These changes are not reflected on the site yet but I will as soon as the new stack is completed.
And if you are interested in these kind of stuff, here are a few more tools also free of charge:
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/httpview2/nnkpnmkd... https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/encoder2/hlmjgnklm... https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/unfold2/lmgdfkfedk...
Apologies for intruding into this post but I thought there is a good opportunity to suggest some alternatives as I've seen other people do.
Insomnia is still great though and I am sure some people will prefer its looks over other clients.