What lightweight API testing tools are you using in 2025?

3 themast 3 5/13/2025, 10:14:26 AM

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

Comments (3)

sksrbWgbfK · 2h ago

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

peterzam13 · 4h ago

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?

andrewdev365 · 4h ago

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.

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What lightweight API testing tools are you using in 2025?

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