httpYac
A command-line and VS Code client for sending HTTP, GraphQL, SOAP and gRPC requests from files.
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Package managers
- Homebrew
brew install httpyac
About httpYac
httpYac runs REST, SOAP, GraphQL and gRPC requests written in .http and .rest files, either from the command line or inside VS Code. It supports variables and environments, including dotenv files and IntelliJ-style variables, and handles OAuth2, AWS, Basic, Digest and SSL client certificate authentication.
Requests can be enriched with Node.js scripts for custom authentication or tests, and the same files can run as automated tests in a CI/CD pipeline. A plugin system lets users share reusable extensions.
Strengths
- Plain-text request files that fit in version control
- REST, SOAP, GraphQL and gRPC in one tool
- Built-in OAuth2, AWS, Digest and client certificate authentication
- Same files run in CI/CD as automated tests
Limitations
- No standalone graphical app; works through the CLI or VS Code
- Scripting requires familiarity with Node.js
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree to use.
- License
- Open source, license not stated
- Developer
- anweber
- Platforms
- Command line
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Not required
- Works offline
- Yes
- Best suited for
- Developers who keep API requests as text files alongside their code
- Categories
- API clients, Developer tools
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
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Thunder Client
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httpYac as an alternative
Listings that name httpYac as an alternative.
grpcurl
Call gRPC services from the terminal using JSON input.
httpYac sends gRPC as well as REST, SOAP and GraphQL requests from text files via CLI or VS Code, with the same files usable in CI.
Newman
A command-line runner that executes Postman collections outside the Postman app.
httpYac runs plain-text request files as automated tests in CI/CD, supporting REST, SOAP, GraphQL and gRPC, and is open source, but does not run Postman collections.
Slumber
A terminal user interface HTTP and REST client that runs requests from collections defined in YAML.
httpYac runs requests from text files through a CLI or VS Code, adds GraphQL, SOAP and gRPC plus OAuth2 and AWS auth, and needs Node.js for scripting.
SoapUI Open Source
An open-source desktop tool for functional testing of SOAP and REST APIs.
httpYac sends SOAP, REST, GraphQL and gRPC requests from text files via CLI or VS Code and runs them as CI tests, without a standalone graphical app.
Step CI
An open-source API test automation framework that runs multi-step workflows written in YAML, JSON or JavaScript.
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