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Open Source #API Projects

Discover open source software tagged with API.

Hoppscotch

Hoppscotch

Open source API development ecosystem - https://hoppscotch.io (open-source alternative to Postman, Insomnia)

Alternative to:
PostmanPostman
HTTPie

HTTPie

Open-source command-line and desktop HTTP client with intuitive syntax, JSON support, and built-in auth — a developer-friendly Postman alternative.

Alternative to:
PostmanPostman
Scalar

Scalar

Scalar is an open-source API platform:                                       🌐 Modern Rest API Client                                        📖 Beautiful API References                                        ✨ 1st-Class OpenAPI/Swagger Support

Alternative to:
PostmanPostman
Bruno

Bruno

Opensource IDE For Exploring and Testing API's (lightweight alternative to Postman/Insomnia)

Alternative to:
PostmanPostman
TrailBase

TrailBase

An open-source, single-executable Firebase alternative with sub-millisecond REST and realtime APIs, built-in auth, a WebAssembly runtime, and an admin UI.

Alternative to:
FirebaseFirebase
Hurl

Hurl

Run and test HTTP requests with plain text — a simple yet powerful command-line tool for API testing.

Alternative to:
PostmanPostman
Insomnia

Insomnia

The open-source, cross-platform API client for GraphQL, REST, WebSockets, SSE and gRPC. With Cloud, Local and Git storage.

Alternative to:
PostmanPostman
TinaCMS

TinaCMS

A fully open-source headless CMS with Git support, Markdown editing, and live visual preview for React-based sites.

Alternative to:
ContentfulContentful
Yaak

Yaak

The most intuitive desktop API client. Organize and execute REST, GraphQL, WebSockets, Server Sent Events, and gRPC 🦬

Alternative to:
PostmanPostman
Typesense

Typesense

Fast, typo-tolerant open-source search engine and a simpler, cheaper alternative to Algolia.

Alternative to:
AlgoliaAlgolia
Maxun

Maxun

Open-source no-code platform for web scraping, crawling, search and AI data extraction.

Alternative to:
FirecrawlFirecrawl
Midas

Midas

Open platform for governing execution authority at decision surfaces across agents, AI systems, and enterprise workflows.

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FICO Blaze Advisor
Voiden

Voiden

Design, test and document APIs in plain Markdown with a git-native, offline-first approach.

Alternative to:
PostmanPostman
Bitwarden

Bitwarden

Bitwarden infrastructure/backend (API, database, Docker, etc).

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1Password1Password