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Insomnia

Open-source API client for REST, GraphQL, WebSockets, SSE, and gRPC. Design, debug, and test APIs.

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Open the official tool or demo — no account needed.

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What is Insomnia?

Insomnia is Open-source API client for REST, GraphQL, WebSockets, SSE, and gRPC. Design, debug, and test APIs. Source: https://github.com/Kong/insomnia. License: MIT.

How it works

Insomnia works by processing your input directly. Open-source API client for REST, GraphQL, WebSockets, SSE, and gRPC. Design, debug, and test APIs.

How to use it

  1. 1Open the Insomnia tool, enter your input, and get your result instantly.

What it can do

  • Utility

Use cases

Assumptions and limitations

Assumptions

  • source: https://github.com/Kong/insomnia
  • license: MIT — free to use
  • privacy: Opens an external demo

Limitations

  • External demo — opens a third-party website that you do not control.
  • Relies on an external source (github.com); availability depends on that service.
  • Focused on the api tools category: Open-source API client for REST, GraphQL, WebSockets, SSE, and gRPC. Design, debug, and test APIs..

Understanding the result

Open-source API client for REST, GraphQL, WebSockets, SSE, and gRPC. Design, debug, and test APIs.

Tool details

  • Clearly flagged when a network request is needed.
  • No account, no sign-up, and no tracking of your content.
  • Powered by insomnia (MIT).
Built with
insomnia (Kong/insomnia)
License
MIT
Runs locally
No — requires a network request
Verification
Not yet verified
Input
API Request
Output
Processed Output
Open-source source & license

Built with Kong/insomnia. OpenToolVault provides the discovery and browser interface while crediting the original project maintainers.

Built with
insomnia
License
MIT
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Open-source project

License: MITSource: this projectOfficial site

OpenToolVault is an independent directory. We are not affiliated with or endorsed by this project.

References

Frequently asked

What is Insomnia?

Open-source API client for REST, GraphQL, WebSockets, SSE, and gRPC. Design, debug, and test APIs.

Where can I find the source code?

Source: https://github.com/Kong/insomnia

What license is this tool?

License: MIT

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