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Insomnia

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

Insomnia is built in JavaScript, distributed under the Apache License 2.0, 35.8k GitHub stars, latest release core@10.3.1.

When to use Insomnia

Insomnia is listed here as a API project. The directory calls out GraphQL and REST support, WebSockets and SSE support, gRPC support as capabilities associated with it.

Other recorded traits for Insomnia include Cloud, Local, and Git storage, Cross-platform compatibility.

Besides API, this page also files Insomnia under Development, Tools.

Insomnia compared with

Records in this directory name Postman, Paw, Hoppscotch as products people compare with Insomnia. That list is editorial metadata, not a claim that Insomnia replaces each of them.

Open-source projects that mention Insomnia are collected on a separate alternatives page.

What the Insomnia stats reflect

GitHub currently shows 35.8k GitHub stars, 2.0k forks, 691 open issues, latest tracked release core@10.3.1. Star and activity counts here are a snapshot used as a proxy for community adoption, not a quality score.

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Language
JavaScript
Latest Release
core@10.3.1
License
Apache License 2.0

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Key features of Insomnia

  • GraphQL and REST support
  • WebSockets and SSE support
  • gRPC support
  • Cloud, Local, and Git storage
  • Cross-platform compatibility

Recorded alternatives to Insomnia

Postman Paw Hoppscotch
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Insomnia on GitHub

Stars
35.8k
Open Issues
691
Forks
2.0k

Frequently asked questions

What is Insomnia?

The open-source, cross-platform API client for GraphQL, REST, WebSockets, SSE, and gRPC, featuring Cloud, Local, and Git storage. This directory highlights GraphQL and REST support, WebSockets and SSE support, gRPC support.

Is Insomnia free to use?

Insomnia is published as open source under the Apache License 2.0. The directory lists GraphQL and REST support, WebSockets and SSE support, gRPC support among its recorded capabilities.

What language is Insomnia written in, and what is the latest release?

Insomnia is written primarily in JavaScript. The latest release tracked on this page is core@10.3.1.

How widely is Insomnia used on GitHub?

Insomnia has about 35.8k GitHub stars. It also has about 2.0k forks. Those counts are a snapshot of community attention, not a ranking of quality.

What do people compare Insomnia with?

This directory records Postman, Paw, Hoppscotch as comparison points for Insomnia. A longer list of open-source projects that mention Insomnia is at https://www.open-source-tools.com/alternatives/insomnia.

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