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24 alternatives to Request

Minimal HTTP Client for restful API development and testing.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Request launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   req▲71

   A lightweight, minimal yet powerful API testing tool

   2022 · npmjs.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   HTTP Request Online▲5

   HTTP Request Online - Free API Testing Tool

   Dec 2025 · httprequest.net · its alternatives →

3. 3
   HTTP Prompt▲128

   An interactive command-line HTTP client

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   HTTP Request▲2

   Save time developing REST requests with this developer tool.

   2025 · httprequest.app · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Session Replays by Requestly▲518

   Debug web apps faster with record & replay

   2023 · requestly.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   HTTP Mock – Intercept, debug and mock HTTP(S) with zero setup▲341

   Beautiful, cross-platform & open-source tools for debugging, testing and building with HTTP(S), on Windows, Linux & Mac.

   2019 · httptoolkit.tech · its alternatives →

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   Simple HTTP Requests▲3

   Simple HTTP POST And GET Requests For API Testing

   2016 · archive.codepunker.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   RequestResponse.app▲12

   A simple tool for testing API requests (no account needed)

   2024 · requestresponse.app · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Requestly 2.0▲112

   Intercept & modify HTTP requests

   2021 · requestly.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Endpoints▲114

    View and respond to requests on an HTTP endpoint

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    RequestBin▲117

    Inspect HTTP requests in a human-friendly way

    2015 · pipedream.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Api Requests▲2

    Api Requests is a HTTP(S) client

    2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Requestly▲148

    Debug & Modify HTTP(s) Requests - loved by 125K+ web devs

    2019 · requestly.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Postman▲182

    Postman is a powerful HTTP client to test REST API

    2014 · postman.com · its alternatives →

15. 15TP
    Test Post/Get endpoints easily from your browser▲57

    2011 · httpposttool.com · its alternatives →

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    httpbin(1)▲105

    HTTP request and response service

    2014 · httpbin.org · its alternatives →

17. 17
    HttpMaster▲82

    Simple and practical tool for testing web apps & services

    2018 · httpmaster.net · its alternatives →

18. 18TR
    Testing RESTful services▲13

    2018 · medium.com · its alternatives →

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    RequestBin.com▲127

    A new, improved request bin to inspect HTTP events

    2019 · pipedream.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    ApiHome▲73

    Home of API testing

    2022 · apihome.io · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Posting v1 – The modern HTTP client that lives in your terminal▲184

    Hi HN! I just released version 1.0 of Posting, an open source terminal application I've been working on which you might find useful if you work with, test, or develop HTTP APIs! Posting (https://github.com/darrenburns/posting) is an HTTP client, not unlike Postman and Insomnia. However, as a TUI application, it works over SSH and enables efficient keyboard-centric workflows. Your requests are stored locally in simple readable YAML files, meaning they're easy to read and version control. Some other features include: - "Jump mode" navigation - Environments/variables…

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Rest▲6

    HTTP request building power tool

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23IR
    Intercept.rest – Faster API debugging▲89

    Sharing an internal tool that accelerated my development work 10-fold, especially with API debugging. Thought fellow developers here might find it useful. As a developer, I often have trouble reproducing errors at the client end. https://intercept.rest lets me debug and monitor API requests and responses. It is similar to the Network tab in Chrome Developer Tools but works for any API: mobile apps, webhooks, frontend etc. After I shared it with a close circle of friends, they found it incredibly useful and even found new use cases, I never imagined. Been a long time lurker here and…

    2018 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    A Fast HTTP Request CLI Powered by HTTL▲53

    First HTTP programming language

    2025 · httl.dev · its alternatives →

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