httpbin
A simple HTTP request and response service for testing HTTP clients, online or self-hosted.
Open sourceBy The httpbin contributors
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About httpbin
httpbin is a service that answers HTTP requests in predictable ways so you can check what a client actually sends and how it handles responses. Endpoints echo back headers, form data and request bodies, and the site includes a browsable interface for trying them along with an HTML form that posts to /post.
You can use the public instance at httpbin.org or run your own copy with a single Docker command. It suits developers debugging HTTP libraries, scripts and API clients.
Strengths
- Predictable endpoints that echo back what a client sent
- Public instance needs no setup or account
- Runs locally with one Docker command
Limitations
- Public instance can be slow or rate limited under heavy use
- A test target only, not a client for sending requests
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree to use online and free to self-host as open source.
- License
- Open source, license not stated
- Developer
- The httpbin contributors
- Platforms
- Web, Self-hosted
- How it runs
- Web application, Self-hosted
- Account
- Not required
- Best suited for
- Checking what an HTTP client or script really sends
- Categories
- API clients, Developer tools
- Last verified
- Added
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